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Penguin Group to Distribute eBooks to Public Libraries via Axis 360 Thousands of digital titles, including DK Publishing material, to be available following successful test program /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor, the world's largest distributor of digital and physical books and entertainment products, announced September 26th, 2013 that Penguin Group (USA) LLC's ebooks are available to all public libraries and consortia using the Axis 360 digital media platform. George Coe, President of Baker & Taylor's Library & Education division. "It speaks to Penguin trusting Baker & Taylor. And it's an expression of Baker & Taylor's long-standing relationship with the publisher community." laptops and netbooks, to smartphones and tablets running on Android and iOS, and to popular ereaders such as NOOK®, Sony Reader™ and Kobo™. About Baker & Taylor Baker & Taylor is the world's Baker & Taylor will make Penguin largest distributor of books, digital Group ebooks available to all content and entertainment In Fall 2012, two Axis 360 libraries public library customers through its products. The company offers participated in a test program comprehensive Title Source™ 3 cutting-edge digital media services circulating select Penguin Group selection and acquisitions tool. and innovative technology ebooks to patrons. As a result of eBooks will then be available for platforms to thousands of the successful partnering with the patrons to discover, download and publishers, libraries and retailers Los Angeles Public Library and read through the Axis 360 digital worldwide. Baker & Taylor also Cuyahoga County Public Library, media platform. Titles will also be offers industry-leading customized Penguin is now making its full incorporated into Baker & Taylor's library services and retail ebook catalog, including DK titles, FirstLook new title notifications merchandising solutions. Charlotte, available to all public libraries plans, and throughout the full range N.C.-based Baker & Taylor is using Axis 360. of collection development majority owned by Castle Harlan programs that Baker & Taylor Partners IV, L.P., an institutional "We want to give our sincere provides its customers for title private equity fund managed by thanks to the Los Angeles Public selection and fulfillment in Castle Harlan, Inc., a leading Library and the Cuyahoga County physical and digital formats. private equity investment firm. Public Library for participating in the test, whose outcome is that all Axis 360 delivers digital SOURCE Baker & Taylor public libraries will now be able to audiobooks and ebooks for library have access to high-demand users in EPUB, PDF and Blio content from Penguin Group," said formats to PC and Mac computers,