Not exactly in the same vein, but...

A while back, one of the teachers in the middle school wanted to use a novel in class. She couldn't get copies, because it was out of print, which is all too common among books for children and youth because of tax laws. She got permission to photocopy, but told everyone that they could get copies from the public library. 500 kids -- one copy. Not good.

Ebooks open the door to making O/P books available electronically, with permission, without the whole photocopy thing (a real waste of paper), for use by literature classes without requiring every kid to have a PC at home. Mixing media like that is a very good thing.

Regards--
Mary Anne