Libraries Grapple With The Downside Of E-Books - The Books Issue

Listening Activity -   length:  3.45 min

National Public Radio

Digital books are the fastest growing area of publishing. What’s the situation for public libraries?

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Listen to the radio segment and answer whether the questions below are True or False.

1. For libraries, digital books create benefits but also problems. 
2. Libraries are lending both e-readers and digital texts.   
3. You need to go to the library to borrow a digital text.
4. One advantage is that digital books cut costs for libraries. 
5. The late fee to return digital books is $2.
6. Libraries buy the e-books from a company called Overdrive. 
7. The demand for paper books is still high.
8. Some major publishers won't allow libraries to lend their titles or charge double.

*Grapple (V.) = wrestle, struggle with.

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