Simon & Schuster Expands Library Ebook Pilot

摘要

Simon & Schuster (S. & S.) on January 16 expanded its library ebook pilot to systems outside of New York City and announced that OverDrive had become a new partner in the test. The pilot was launched in April 2013, with the 3M Cloud Library and Biblio-Commons supporting lending and acquisition for the New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library, and Baker & Taylor's (B&T) Axis 360 platform supporting acquisition and lending for the Queens Library. OverDrive, 3M, and Axis 360 all have been authorized by S. & S. to participate in the expansion of the pilot: to 31 select public library systems throughout the United States.