Penguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library Lending of New Ebook Titles — The Digital Shift

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Michael Kelley

This story has been updated from an earlier version to include comment from OverDrive.)
The number of ebooks available for libraries to loan has just shrunk as Penguin Group USA has decided, for now, to no longer make digital editions of new titles available for library lending.

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