The changing world of libraries, Lee Rainie, November 28, 2012. “Nine takeaways for librarians:

1. E-reading is taking off because e-reading gadgets are taking off
2. The gadget doesn’t make the reader, but it may change the reader
3. E-book readers are reading omnivores (and probably influencers)
4. E-book readers are not platform snobs AND they like different platforms for different purposes
5. Library users are not always the same as library fans
6. E-book borrowing has foothold – and whopping upside
7. Library users are book buyers
8. Library borrowing patterns are changing
9. Collections are changing”