Could e-books solve Latin America’s library problem?

“With VAT on e-books at 21% in Spain, where book sales have slumped since the onset of the financial crisis, it is Latin America — led by Mexico — that is expected to spearhead the growth in Spanish-language e-book sales, and where libraries should pave the way, a panel of experts agreed during a debate on digital publishing organized by guest nation Chile at the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), which runs throughout this week,” writes Adam Critchley on www.publishingperspectives.com