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Good e-Reader covers all of the latest trends with audiobooks and e-books in the public library. Find out the latest industry news from companies such as Overdrive, 3M, Baker & Taylor, Zinio.

EBSCO Gains 30,000 eBook Titles from Random House

Random House and EBSCO have come to terms on a new digital…

OverDrive eReading Rooms Engage Libraries’ Youngest Patrons

As libraries look for news ways to stay relevant and meet their…

School Libraries Adapt or Face Closure in Digital Age

Most of us have fond memories of our school libraries, remembering them…

Overdrive Announces Penguin eBooks Available for Schools

Overdrive is the premier digital distribution service that powers your local library.…

Overdrive Suspends Library App for Blackberry

Overdrive has officially suspended support for their Media Console app for Blackberry.…

New York Public Library Implements New eBook Discovery Engine

If you are a regular visitor to the New York Public library…

British Library Digitizes More Historical Manuscripts

After the successful digital makeover to the Mewar Ramayana, the British Library…

Recorded Books and FastPencil Deal Allow Self-Publishers to Distribute Books to Libraries

Self-publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors,…

Amazon Whispercast Technology Delivers eTextbooks Across Brazil

In a victory for education across language barriers and distance, Amazon and…

Pew Internet Study Finds Technology to Be a Draw for Public Libraries

The Pew Research Center has become a mainstay for detailed data on…

Are e-Readers or Tablets better for Library eBooks?

Libraries all over North America, Europe, and Australia are heavily invested in…

OverDrive Catalog Adds Digital Texts from Pearson

One of the main frustrations with the digital textbook market is the…

Corporation Primary School in Singapore to Set Up Own Digital Library

The Corporation Primary School in Jurong West, Singapore, is in the process…

New Survey Demonstrates Rise in Library Spending

Library Journal has released the results of its 2014 survey, which tracks…

OverDrive Launches Free Roku Channel

Soon users will be able to watch or listen to audiobooks via…

Macmillan Makes Complete Catalog Available for Digital Lending through OverDrive

From the very beginning of digital lending through libraries and personal consumer…

McGraw-Hill Professional Offers eBooks to Libraries through Axis 360

School and public libraries may have gotten a boost today through a…

New Whitepaper Advises Academic Publishers to Think Outside the Book

A new report, issued today by global publishing adviser Ixxus, aims to…

Recorded Books and Zinio Double Down on Libraries

Recorded Books started out in 1979, heavily investing themselves into the library…

Reimagining the Personal Library

With so much focus on the plight of libraries, a number of…

Talking Book and Braille Center Offering Free Home Delivery of Reading Material

The South Brunswick Public Library (SBPL) has teamed up with the New…

Can Digitization Go Too Far?

A massive digitization project involving the cooperation of two governments and the…

Libraries Fight Back Against Planned Closings

With libraries around the world coming under almost as much threat of…