eBook issues more than double in NZ libraries Public Libraries 21/08/2015 4:38:00 PM 0 Comments View Count 10582 The rise and rise of digital media in New Zealand continues according to Public Libraries of New Zealand’s latest statistics. Over 800,000 ebooks were borrowed from library databases in 2013 – more than double the estimated 350,000 e-books borrowed in 2012. The stats also showed that total number of printed books issued also fell by just four percent (to just over 48 million). Borrowing may be on the up with ebooks, but according to Executive di... [Read the rest of this article...]