[OPLINLIST] FW: TODAY: Simon & Schuster Launches Ebook Pilot Program

[Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela]

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From: Emily Sheketoff [mailto:esheketoff at alawash.org]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:44 PM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] TODAY: Simon & Schuster Launches Ebook Pilot Program

FYI

In a statement released today<http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NYPL-SS-Pilot-Final.pdf>, Simon & Schuster announced the launch of a one-year ebook pilot program with three New York library systems. In response to the news, American Library Association President Maureen Sullivan released the following statement:

"We are pleased Simon & Schuster has recognized the vital roles of libraries in supporting reading in all its formats by announcing a library e-lending pilot in New York City. As we celebrate the 55th annual National Library Week, it is a particularly fortuitous time for the publisher to join its Big Six colleagues by providing access to e-books through our nation's libraries. We hope that Simon & Schuster will extend its pilot to libraries beyond New York City in the near future. Books and knowledge-in all their forms-are essential. The ALA and our members welcome new and expanded digital access for all."

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