Gyeonggi-do to Launch Subscription-Based E-Book Service Starting the 9th

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will start a "subscription-based e-book service" from the 9th, allowing users to access new and popular e-books immediately without reservation or waiting.

Once this service is activated, multiple members will be able to use certain popular books that previously required long reservation waits simultaneously. The province has secured about 68,000 subscription-based e-book titles for this service.

The Gyeonggi-do Cyber Library plans to update more than 1,000 new e-book titles in various fields every month. It will also provide 17,298 existing owned e-book titles, 517 new owned e-book titles including user-requested e-books and curriculum support books, and 833 foreign e-book titles.

Any member of the Gyeonggi-do Cyber Library can use up to 15 e-books per month.

Existing owned e-books can be borrowed up to 10 titles per person for 5 days, subscription-based e-books up to 3 titles per person for 15 days, and foreign e-books up to 2 titles per person for 14 days.

To use the e-books, one must first register as a member of the Gyeonggi-do Cyber Library and complete real-name authentication.

Detailed usage instructions can be found on the Gyeonggi-do Cyber Library website.

A provincial official promised, "Along with subscription-based e-books, we will continuously provide existing owned e-books and foreign e-book services in parallel to support convenient and free reading of desired books anytime and anywhere."

Meanwhile, as of the end of March this year, the Gyeonggi-do Cyber Library holds about 17,000 owned e-book titles, with approximately 260,000 members. The average daily number of e-book loans is about 2,500.

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