Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Penguin pulls new e-books from library distributor, citing concerns over security

Penguin pulls new e-books from library distributor, citing concerns over security

. This kerfuffle hasn't gone over too well with some libraries. In an e-mail sent to the Digital Shift, Cynthia Laino of the C/W Mars Library Consortium lamented the turn of events - and the fact that her organization was left in the dark. "Neither Penguin nor OverDrive made any sort of announcement to library staff regarding this issue," wrote Laino, whose consortium represents more than 150 libraries across the US. "We have bought many additional copies of our most popular titles simply to meet the increased demand for them once Kindle users were added to our borrowers.

Engadget, Penguin pulls new e-books from library distributor, citing concerns over security

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