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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,