So the school library has started purchasing resources through an online library. While the USF library is otherwise excellent, I take issue with this decision for a number of reasons. Let me first state though, that I really don't have a problem with the concept of an "ebook", mostly just with this particular instantiation. Problems that should be fixed:

• Each page of the book is a separate document. In the browser window, the embedded Adobe Reader will show one page at a time. The main problem with this is flipping pages -- with network lag and often-slow loads, by the time the next page has loaded, I've lost the thread of the sentence. If I want to go back page to re-read a passage, wait... wait... wait... what was I going to read again?
• No apparent way to bookmark a passage -- or even a page. While not as draconian as it could be, even going so far as to allow the printing of a single page at a time, there is no online way to bookmark a page or otherwise save a location. This is especially troublesome because of the
• Short timeout. Don't get distracted and let the system timeout -- you'll need to search for the book again, reopen it, and go to the page you were on. What's that? Didn't note the page number before the book auto-closed? Hope you're patient while you search.
• Oh, and I can't get it to work right in Safari...