Impact of Ebooks Discussion

Thanks to the wonderful “American Libraries Direct” email newsletter, I discovered a link to a Chicago television program (video, 9:51) that contained a short, but insightful discussion about the influence of ebooks. The July 28 Chicago Tonight news program from station WTTW features a panel discussion about how ebooks may affect libraries, bookstores, and publishers. On the panel: Keith Michael Fiels, the Executive Director of ALA, Jason Smith, Owner of “The Book Table” bookstore in Oak Park, IL, and Chris Bauerle, Director, Mass Market and Specialty Retail Sales at Sourcebooks, Inc., headquartered in Naperville, IL. It’s well worth the 10-minute investment of time.