E-book readers have the advantage of being able to adjust the print size and lighting of the screen. Steve Salmons is the CEO of Windsor's Public Library . We couldn't download titles from any Canadian source. Salmons says Canada lags behind the United States on copyright laws protecting electronically-published literature. An agreement between authors and electronic publishers isn't expected until the end of next year.
Salmons says libraries have to be part of the future of book reading.
We're not suggesting it's going to replace print, but the potential for authors and potential for the Canadian publishing industry is so great that we're calling upon Canadian authors, publishers and Cancopy in particular to move as quickly as possible. Salmons says libraries would be able to afford more Canadian books if they were offered online. The Canadian Library Association says purchasing electronic books is still quite rare for libraries across the country. But the Association feels it could be one way to get younger patrons into the library and reading literature. A look at the digital publishing industry in Canada Windsor Public Library - official site.