International Library News
Penguin eases library ebook lending restrictions In the US, Penguin has announced that it will now make all of its frontlist ebook titles available for library lending at the same...
Australian library tops OverDrive list of fastest-growing ebook lenders in 2012
An Australian library service has topped ebook distributor OverDrive’s list of the fastest-growing ebook lenders in 2012. Australia’s Moreton Bay Region Libaries in Queensland topped the list of ‘public libraries recording the...
ProQuest to acquire EBL; plans to combine EBL, ebrary
ProQuest has announced plans to acquire Ebook Library (EBL) and combine it with its ebrary business to form a single ebook platform for libraries. ProQuest said in a statement...
International Library News
OverDrive reports ‘record traffic’ for 2012 Ebook provider OverDrive has released user statistics from 2012, reporting significant increases in the number of registered visits to its platform, the number of...
Newcastle Region Library adds EBL ebooks to collection
The Newcastle Region Library has more than doubled its ebook collection, after signing with Ebook Library (EBL). The Newcastle Herald reports that the library has added 3500 new ebooks to...