Sony also cut the price of new book releases and best seller titles in its eBook Store to $9.99 and said it will work with local libraries throughout the US as they make the move to digital books.

The best way for America to ease the new strain on its libraries is by closing the digital divide; companies and state agencies are unlikely ever to give up the efficiencies they won by moving online.

The Library of Congress plays a very important role in the digital information preservation practices of the United States.