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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.

3M Cloud Library Talks eBook Pilot Projects with Major Publishers

The 3M Cloud Library service may only be a few years old,…

The Bibliotech Digital Library Talks About eBooks

Bexar County in San Antonio will be launching the first pure digital…

Baker and Taylor Discusses Axis 360 and eBook Pilot Programs

Over the course of the last few decades, Baker and Taylor has…

Digital Comics in Libraries: Still Working on It

Publishers Weekly’s Heidi MacDonald has done a comprehensive overview of graphic novels…

The New York Public Library Discusses eBook Pilot Projects

The New York Public Library is one of the most successful branches…

Sourcebooks, Overdrive Pilot Reshapes Relationships Between Publishers and Libraries

Two of the most innovative entities in the book industry are headed…

3M Cloud Library Now Offering eBooks by Hachette

The 3M Cloud Library Service has just inked a new deal with…

OverDrive Media Console Now Available on Linux

Overdrive is one of the largest technology companies that lays down the…

Simon & Schuster Announces New Library Pilot Program for eBooks

Simon and Schuster is the only major publisher that has never engaged…

3M Cloud Library Gains More eBooks from New Publishing Partners

  The 3M Cloud Library is quickly becoming the second largest player…

UK Government Mulling Author Compensation for eBooks Borrowed from the Library

The UK government is seriously looking into compensating authors when their ebooks…

New York Public Library Launches Public API Developer Tools

The New York Public Library is one of the landmarks of the…

UK Government Releases New Report on Library eBook Lending

Digital ebook lending for libraries in the United Kingdom has yet to…

Penguin Revises Digital Library eBook Terms – New Titles Available Immediately

Penguin was one of the last companies to launch a program to…

Top eBook Lenders Selected as OverDrive Library Leaders

As more and more public and academic libraries institute ebook lending for…

Toronto Public Library Strikes Affiliate Deal with Indigo

The Toronto Public Library has implemented the ability for customers to buy…

Macmillan Titles Available for Lending through 3M Cloud Library

Some of the issues that plague both the publishers and the libraries…

Macmillan eBooks Available via Overdrive on March 1st, 2013

Macmillan and Overdrive announced a new ebook pilot program last month that…

184 Year Old Kerala State Central Library Starts Digitizing Hundreds of Rare Books

The Kerala State Central Library, which happens to be one of the…

Why the Penguin Merger with Random House Will Kill Overdrive

Most libraries in North American tend to do business with Overdrive to…

Overdrive Launches Free eBook Trial for Schools

Overdrive is the largest company that facilitates the digital lending of ebooks…

OverDrive’s Digital Book Mobile Goes on Tour

Just as exciting as the news that any 80s hair band is…

dotdotdot Wants to Be Your Mobile Library

Berlin based dotdotdot has been working on a project for the last…