Had a look at the Netlibrary and Overdrive services. Don't know how much influence the library would have on the borrowing limits but maybe a problem if no flexibility. Looked at the Memphis Public Library service who have "Overdrive" and downloads are $5.00 each - sounds rather expensive. Also once the ebook is downloaded on one device it can't be transferred(copied) to another, and you may not be able to download it onto your ipod.
On a positive note, the variety of material in the "other collections" of the World EBook fair site is extensive and diverse from music scores to text in other languages, classical material to technical manuals, and fiction for children and adults. An extremely valuable reference collection. Certainly some of those works would be worth the $5.00 download fee. (Subscription to the service seems pretty cheap?) Listened to some of the free downloads from the Gutenberg Audio e-Book Collection. Easy to download and, on some, there was a huge selection of formats available.
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