Vancouver Public Library cites ebooks as a reason for upsurge in new cards

Ebooks taking off at Vancouver Public Library...

ebooks and audiobooks - sneak preview starts on August 2

 For early adopters - those tech savvy patrons and staff who can cope with being the first to try a new service and help us work out the kinks, a sneak preview of our new downloading service will begin on August 2. This sneak preview is part of an array of new products and services we'll be launching as part of our regional revitalization over the next few months.

A province-wide collection of electronic books can be accessed at:
http://www.library2go.sk.ca - remember though, your Chinook card won't be working until the 2nd of August.  Anyone who has technical questions can contact our support staff at chinook.overdrive [at] gmail.com

I had a great time selecting some items to supplement the existing provincial collection, and imagine my delight when I discovered that fourteen of the titles I chose were borrowed in less than 24 hours!  Here's what was snapped up within hours:

1.	The Help		Kathryn Stockett
2.	A Kiss at Midnight		Eloisa James
3.	The Lion, the Witch and the...		C. S. Lewis
4.	Devil in Winter		Lisa Kleypas
5.	The Girl with the Dragon Ta...		Stieg Larsson
6.	A Dangerous Love		Sabrina Jeffries
7.	About That Man		Sherryl Woods
8.	Bad Luck and Trouble		Lee Child
9.	Blood Hunt		Ian Rankin
10.	Again the Magic		Lisa Kleypas
11.	The Girl Who Played with Fi...		Stieg Larsson
12.	The Hunger Games (unabridge...		Suzanne Collins
13.	One False Note (unabridged)		Gordon Korman
14.	Infamous		Suzanne Brockmann

I hope some of your patrons will get excited about this 'sneak preview' of a fantastic new service.  A full launch with publicity will occur in conjunction with our migration to SILS.