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>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
I'M BOB BATCHER. I DIDN'T WANT TO DO INSHOW, I
DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS STUFF COMING UP.
THIS eBOOK STUFF. I DON'T KNOW!
I LIKE MY PAPER BACKS. BUT I'VE GOT ELIZABETH AND SEAN.
YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE MY MIND. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> ARE YOU SURE? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> HOW ABOUT ALL THEIR MINDS TOO.
>> ALL OF THEM. >> THIS eBOOK STUFF IS A FAD.
>> NO, IT'S NOT A FAD. ANOTHER OPTION, LIKE WHEN WE
MOVED TO VIDEO. AND WHEN WE MOVED TO CAMERAS
INSTEAD OF JUST DRAWINGS. IT'S JUST ANOTHER OPTION.
>> OKAY. BUT YOU CAN'T -- I MEAN THERE IS
ALL KINDS OF STUFF YOU CAN'T DO WITH THIS, THAT YOU CAN DO WITH
A GOOD OLD FASHIONED BOOK. I CAN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE
A LIBRARIAN. >> BUT I'M A READER.
>> YOU GET AN IDEA, YOU UNDERLINE IT.
CAN'T DO THAT. >> YOU CAN.
YOU JUST DO IT THROUGH THE SYSTEM SO THAT YOU TYPE INTO IT.
YOU LEAVE NOTES. WHEN THE BOOK EXPIRES, IF YOU
CHECK IT OUT AGAIN WHEN IT COMES BACK, THOSE NOTES ARE STILL
THERE. >> OKAY.
YOU'RE LYING IN BED, THE LIGHTS ON.
YOU FALL ASLEEP. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT REST ON YOUR
CHEST. >> WHY NOT.
>> IT WILL DO -- REALLY? >> OF COURSE YOU CAN!
YES. BUT THE BEAUTY ABOUT LYING DOWN
WITH IT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIFT A MUSCLE TO TURN THE PAGES.
YOU SIT THERE WITH YOUR THUMB. >> HOW DO YOU TURN THE PAGES?
THERE ARE NO PAGES! THAT'S IT?
>> ALL IT TAKES. >> NOW, A LIGHT ON?
>> WELL, THERE IS LIGHT BEHIND THE SCREEN SO YOU CAN READ IT SO
YOU CAN ADJUST THAT LIGHT. >> COME ON.
>> SOME eREADERS USE INK. THEY'RE NOT BACK LIT.
THEY HAVE LIGHTS YOU CAN ATTACH TO IT.
READING IN BED. >> OKAY.
I'M THINKING HERE. OH, THE BOOK MARK THING.
I GOT BOOK MARKS MY KIDS DID IN FIFTH GRADE.
>> YOU CAN STILL USE THEM IN THE BOOKS THAT YOU LOVE AND ENJOY
THAT ARE STILL PAPER. >> YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO CONVINCE
ME TO DO THIS COMPLETELY. >> NO.
>> YOU'RE NOT DOING AWAY WITH ALL THOSE BOOKS.
IF WE DID, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? >> WE STILL HAVE BOOKS.
STUDIOS OF SHOWN PEOPLE USING eBOOKS ARE READING PHYSICAL
BOOKS, TOO. ONE MORE THING THEY'RE CHOOSING.
SOMETIMES THEY READ ON AN eREADER.
SOMETIMES A PHYSICAL BOOK. SOME PEOPLE GO ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER. MAYBE THEY STICK WITH PHYSICAL
BOOKS. SOME ONLY WANT eBOOKS NOW.
>> I GOT ONE NOW. FEEL WHEN I GET MY iPHONE OUT,
IT'S TINY. >> WELL, BECAUSE IT'S ELECTRIC
DEVICE WE CAN CHANGE THAT FONT SIZE AND STYLE AND COLOR.
WE CAN EVEN MAKE BLACK BACKGROUND AND WHITE TEXT.
>> DOG -- >> YOU CAN BOOK MARK IT, INSTEAD
OF DOG EARRING, YOU TAP WHERE THE BOOK MARK SHOWS UP ON THE
SCREEN. IT'S AUTOMATIC.
>> NOW, WHAT IF I READ THE BOOK? CHAPTER 15.
AND BECAUSE I FELL ASLEEP I FORGOT THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
CAN YOU GO BACKWARDS. >> THAT'S WHERE YOU OPEN IT.
WHERE YOU LEFT OFF. UNLESS YOU TELL IT OTHERWISE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> OKAY.
I GOT A PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING eBOOKS ARE
AVAILABLE NOW IN THE LIBRARY. NOW.
>> YES. >> DID I SAY THAT RIGHT?
NOT IN THE LIBRARY? >> WELL, YOU CAN GET TO IT FROM
THE LIBRARY WEBSITE. YOU CAN LOOK FOR BOOKS IN THE
CATS LOG. YOU'LL FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR. >> IT'S TOO HARD TO GET INTO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW. >> WELL, IF YOU START FROM THE
CATALOG YOU'RE GOING TO SEARCH FOR YOUR BOOK THE NORMAL WAY.
YOU'LL USE THAT DATA ENTRY LINE IN THE SEARCH CATALOG.
YOU'LL PUT IN WHAT YOU WANT. THE DIFFERENCE, YOU'LL SEE AN
ORANGE eICON, STANDS FOR AN eBOOK.
THE FORMAT IS DIFFERENT. YOU'LL SELECT THAT, THEN IT
BRINGS YOU INTO THE PROGRAM YOU NEED.
>> I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THE VIEWER HOW.
WHAT ARE WE DOING FIRST? >> YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE
CATALOG. YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE.
>> EASY TO FIND. >> MPL --
>> OR THROUGH NORFOLK.GOV. THEN WHEN YOU GET THERE, YOU DO
YOUR SEARCH. YOU CLICK ON eBOOKS.
>> OKAY. >> AND THAT'S THAT LITTLE ICON.
>> OKAY. >> AND THEN IT BRINGS YOU INTO
THE PROGRAM THAT HANDLES THIS. OUR PLATFORM IS OVERDRIVE.
THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU'LL SIMPLY FIND THE
BOOK YOU WANTED AND CLICK ON THE BOOK.
JUST PRESS ON THE BOOK. IF YOU'RE ON A COMPUTER YOU DO
IT WITH YOUR MOUSE. >> DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS
THING? CAN YOU DO IT --
>> ANY DEVICE. IT CAN BE A COMPUTER OR A MOBILE
DEVICE. >> EVEN A PHONE.
LOTS OF PEOPLE READ ON THEIR PHONES.
>> I GOT IT WITH ME. SO I COULD GO FROM MY iPHONE.
>> YES. >> TOO MANY MESSAGES.
>> AS LONG AS YOU HAVE INTERNET. YOU CAN GET TO THE SITE.
THE SITE GETS YOU TO THE BOOK. >> YEAH, I JUST SAW THAT BOOK.
>> IT TAKES ABOUT THAT LONG, TOO.
A COUPLE MINUTES WHILE WE WERE TALKING.
AND THEN YOU JUST FLIP THROUGH IT.
LIKE THAT. AND YOU'RE READING THE BOOK.
THE LITTLE BOOK PARK -- YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON THE SCREEN.
THERE IS THAT TINY PLACE. THE BEST PART IS WHEN YOU FALL
ASLEEP, IF YOUR BOOK WAS DUE, THAT NEXT DAY AND YOU FORGOT ALL
ABOUT IT, THE BOOK WILL EXPIRE SO YOU HAVE NO OVERDUES.
IF YOU DIDN'T FINISH IT, YOU CAN GO BACK IN AND CHECK IT OUT
AGAIN AND DOWNLOAD. >> CAN I BORROW THIS?
YOU TALK AMONG OURSELVES. THIS IS A GREAT BOOK.
NOW, THIS IS A NEW BOOK. THIS IS A NEW PAPER BACK.
>> YES. >> CONTINUE TALKING.
NO. THIS --
>> WELL, THE NEWEST BOOKS -- >> THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO.
>> THEY CAN BE ON OUR SITE WITHIN 24 HOURS WHEN WE MADE THE
PURCHASE. >> I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE -- DAN
BROWN'S NEW BOOK. EVERYBODY IS RUSHING TO THE
LIBRARY OR TO THE STORY TO BUY IT OR GET IT OUT FREE FROM THE
LIBRARY. IF YOU HAVE YOUR CARD.
BUT IT'S NOT AN AFFINITY SUPPLY. >> NO.
NOT EVEN ENeBOOK. WE'RE BUYING ONE BOOK, ONE
CHECKOUT. IF WE HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS FOR
EVERYBODY THAT WOULD BE GRAND, BUT IT WILL BE THE SAME THING AS
BOOKS ON THE SHELF. IF ONE PERSON CHECKS IT OUT, THE
NEXT PERSON HAS TO PLACE A HOLD TO BE THE NEXT PERSON ON THE
LIST TO CHECK IT OUT. IT ALL HAPPENS ELECTRONICALLY.
YOU GET AN E-MAIL THAT SAYS YOUR BOOK IS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
>> WHAT IF I'M NOT READY TO READ IT?
DO I -- >> YOU HAVE THE OPTION, YOU CAN
PUT A BOOK ON A WISH LIST. IN A COUPLE MONTHS.
NOW, IF YOU'RE GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE BOOK IS READY RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THE HOLD LIST FOR IT YOU CAN DECIDE NOT TO
TAKE IT AND IT'S AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRING IN 3 DAYS.
EVEN IF YOU FORGET. YOU GO ON VACATION, DON'T CHECK
YOUR E-MAIL, YOU GET BACK ON THE HOLD LIST WHEN YOU'RE READY THE
NEXT TIME. >> HAVE YOU REALLY MADE IT THIS
EASY. >> WHY.
>> LET ME TALK TURKEY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS SOME OTHER
BRANDS OUT THERE. WHAT'S eBOOK AT THE NORFOLK
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND WHAT YOU GET ON THE COMMERCIAL MARKET.
>> SOME IS WHAT'S AVAILABLE. PUBLISHERS ONLY SELLING CERTAIN
eBOOKS TO LIBRARIES. LIBRARIES PAY DIFFERENT PRICES
THAN THE PUBLIC PAYS. WHAT WE PAY IS OFTEN TIMES MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN THAT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
>> I HAVE BEEN TOLD -- IT JUST DISAPPEARED.
IT'S GONE. >> THE DEVICE WENT TO SLEEP.
>> YOU CAN WAKE IT BACK UP. >> COOL.
LIKE MY iPHONE! OR COMPUTER.
>> IT COULD BE YOUR iPHONE IF YOU WANT IT ON A SCREEN THAT
SMALL. >> I'M DISTRACTED.
SO THERE HAS BEEN THE THING, DO YOU REALLY OWN THE BOOK WHEN YOU
BUY IT. IN THIS CASE YOU'RE BORROWING
THE CASE FROM THE LIBRARY. >> SAME AS A PAPER BACK.
>> YES. YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY YOUR OWN
eBOOKS. PEOPLE OFTEN DO.
THEY DON'T SEE IT AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY BECAUSE WE WEREN'T
ABLE TO BUY IT OR BECAUSE THE WAIT SEEMS LONG.
I WANT IT NOW. YOU CAN BUY IT FROM THE
LIBRARY'S WEBSITE RIGHT THERE. >> OH, COOL.
YOU HAVE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING. SO THIS IS -- SO -- AND AGAIN IS
IT 24/7? DO I HAVE TO COME IN --
ONLINE -- >> AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR
LIBRARY CARD, YOU CAN GET TO THE eBOOK AT ANY TIME.
>> NOW YOU'VE INTRODUCED NEW TOPICS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST EVERY JOHN CUE PUBLIC.
>> CORRECT. WE OFFER A LIBRARY CARD TO
ANYONE WHO IS A RESIDENT IN VIRGINIA TO GET eBOOKS, YOU
HAVE TO LIVE OR WORK IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK.
THOSE PEOPLE CAN GET eBOOKS FOR FREE.
>> COOL. HOW DO YOU GET THEM --
>> JUST STOP BY ANY LIBRARY BRANCH.
>> YOU DO HAVE TO GO IN. >> JUST TO GET YOUR CARD.
>> THAT'S WHEN YOU DISCOVER THERE IS ALL KINDS OF OTHER
STUFF GOING ON. WE HAVE THE KIDS ZONES.
WE STILL GOT THE OTHER PROGRAMMING GOING ON.
>> RIGHT NOW, A SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS GOING ON.
PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS, AUDIO BOOKS ON CD.
LOT GOING ON IN THE LIBRARY PHYSICALLY AND ONLINE.
>> SO YOU CAN GET YOUR READING MATERIAL AT HOME ENYOUR P.J.'S.
GET DRESSED, BRING YOUR eBOOK INTO THE LIBRARY WHILE YOUR KID
PLAYS IN THE KIDS ZONE. >> PERFECT.
>> WE ALSO HAVE NOT ONLY BOOKS FOR ADULTS BUT ALSO FOR TEENS,
AND FOR CHILDREN. THESE ARE THE eBOOKS FOR ALL
AGES. >> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE JOHN
GRESHAM BOOK. IT'S AWESOME.
BUT I'VE GOT IT NOW. SO OKAY.
WHERE DO YOU FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION?
ABOUT THIS? >> AT OUR WEBSITE.
OR AT A BRANCH. >> OUR BRANCH IS WALKING
DISTANCE FROM ANY HOME IN NORFOLK.
REALLY ARE. THERE IS PLANS FOR A NEW
LIBRARY. GROWING LIKE CRAZY.
YOU CAN GET TO IT BY HITTING THAT BUTTON AND SLIDE TO UNLOCK.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US.
I'M GOING TO READ CHAPTER 2. STAY
WITH US.