The 3M Cloud Library Service has just inked a new deal with the Hachette Book Group that rounds off their relationship with all six major publishers. This will make available all titles from James Patterson and Nicholas Sparks for patrons to borrow from the library. Hachette Book Group’s full eBook catalog will be available to libraries with no delay on new titles. “3M Cloud … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library Now Offering eBooks by Hachette
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3M Cloud Library Gains More eBooks from New Publishing Partners
The 3M Cloud Library is quickly becoming the second largest player in companies that do business with libraries. The company facilitates the entire digital distribution system, so libraries can easily purchase and loan out ebooks to their patrons. Recently, 3M has expanded on its relationship with Penguin to include all of its titles in their repository. Today, the 3M Cloud … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library Gains More eBooks from New Publishing Partners
Macmillan Titles Available for Lending through 3M Cloud Library
Some of the issues that plague both the publishers and the libraries when it comes to ebook lending are slowly beginning to resolve themselves. As publishers become accustomed to the process and build confidence in the protection of their authors' works, librarians are excited about the opportunity to offer a growing number of digital titles to their patrons. 3M Library … [Read more...] about Macmillan Titles Available for Lending through 3M Cloud Library
President of ALA Maureen Sullivan Talks about the Shift to Digital
In the last few years, the transition to digital ebooks in libraries has been accelerating. Many companies such as 3M, Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, and Recorded Books have all come of age and offer complete solutions for libraries offering electronic books. The American Library Association President, Maureen Sullivan, spoke to Good e-Reader about some of the issues facing … [Read more...] about President of ALA Maureen Sullivan Talks about the Shift to Digital
Hands on with the 3M SelfCheck System R-Series
The 3M Cloud Library System has a new terminal for overworked library staff that will allow customers to automatically checkout books in a library. The aptly named SelfCheck System R-Series is a cool system that will scan your library card and let you know the status of your current loans, or any fines you might have. You simply put a bunch of books on the bottom of the … [Read more...] about Hands on with the 3M SelfCheck System R-Series
3M Discusses the Growth of Their Cloud Library
The 3M Cloud Library system is one of the newest entries to the market that focuses on getting libraries hooked up with the ability to loan out ebooks. The company has grown over the last year and now sees almost 1,000 different libraries offering its ebooks and other multimedia content to their patrons. We caught up with Tom Mercer, the Digital Library Business Development … [Read more...] about 3M Discusses the Growth of Their Cloud Library
3M to Debut New Technology at ALA MW Conference
The 3M Cloud Library System and CEO Tom Mercer will be at the American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference in Seattle next week. The company has new features for the ebook platform that they will be hyping up to existing and new partners. One of the new elements to their platform is the Improved Catalog Acquisition Tool. This new feature makes it simple for libraries … [Read more...] about 3M to Debut New Technology at ALA MW Conference
3M, Polaris Integrate at the Baltimore Public Library
While the struggle for a satisfactory condition continues in the world of ebook lending for public libraries, some companies are still managing to make progress with digital catalogs. Today, 3M Cloud Library System and Polaris Library System announced that the two companies are fully integrated in the Baltimore County Public Library. This integration means library patrons have … [Read more...] about 3M, Polaris Integrate at the Baltimore Public Library
Breaking: 3M Cloud Library Expands Relationship with Penguin
The 3M Cloud Library System initiated a trial with Penguin to bring ebooks to the Brooklyn Public Library last October. This was meant to be a test for Penguin to formulate a digital strategy that made sense for both libraries and the bottom line. Today, Heather McCormack, the Collection Development Manager at 3M, confirmed that all libraries who do business with her company … [Read more...] about Breaking: 3M Cloud Library Expands Relationship with Penguin
3M Adopts Support for the ReadersFirst Initiative
It is not only a tagline to add separation between Overdrive and other companies facilitating digital ebook lending through libraries, but a movement. ReadersFirst is a coalition of of many different institutions, such as the New York Public Library, Toronto Public Library, Bibliotheque de Montreal, and many others. According to the ReadersFirst website, libraries have a … [Read more...] about 3M Adopts Support for the ReadersFirst Initiative