DR Jane re: the ebook article you posted last night.
I would definitely borrow ebooks if my library had new releases for kindle.
But right now they have only for kobo. And i don't even think they have that many new releases. So double no for me.
But since i get a lot of free/cheap ebooks from amazon, and a bunch of new ebooks from netgalley and a lot of new release hardcovers from the library I really don't mind not being able to check out ebooks.
Our library is now offering kindle books and the selection for those seems to be rapidly growing. When I can't read the newer books in hardcover and they aren't available from the eBook library I must purchase them at the full price, which of course is what the publishers want.
Well they are not available for nook because we don't have any Barnes and Nobles here. And while you can buy kindles in two or three stores Chapters (the biggest bookstore in Canada) sells the kobo. So i think the libraries will only make the ebooks available for kobos.
Personally i think a kobo is fine if you want to buy all new books at full price. But not if you want free ebooks or deals (there is nobody out there posting the deals of the day like they do for the kindle).
I don't like the idea of new ebooks being so expensive. Even if i would be tempted to buy them i just can't bring myself to do it (and this is even with having a lot of giftcards at amazon). I just don't feel like a new ebook should be $12 if i can buy it for cheaper in hardcover at places like the book depository (with free shipping).