Libraries step into the age of iPod

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Gadgets  Fri, 08/08/2008 - 12:20

It may be about time to dig out that old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3 player — and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from Apple Inc'siTunes or Amazon.com Inc.

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