 What would happen if public libraries only had ebooks?
synnik: There is yet another problem -- not everyone has internet access. Libraries provide books to many low income people, including the homeless. This would take books away from some of the people who need them the most for their own education.
There are also people who simply enjoy reading from books, and for whom the library is a place of relaxation.Finally, books are more permanent than e-books, at least today. I can think of dozens of reasons that pervasive internet access might not be sustainable long-term. If even one of them comes to pass, where would we be without a physical source of books?But to answer your question -- is it workable? Surely, yes, it is.But... Is it wise? Would it even be popular?Not a chance.