On February 9, 2012, Penguin Publishing announced that they were ending their contract with Overdrive, our Library eBook vendor. No new titles published by Penguin will be available for libraries to purchase or license. Access to eBooks already in our collection will continue for EPUB titles, but anything previously available in Kindle format will no longer be available.
This is just the latest publisher to cut off library lending for their titles. Hachette, Macmillian, Simon & Schuster and Brilliance Audio do not sell or license to libraries either. The American Library Association has spoken with representatives of the publishing industry about eBooks and eBook lending, but progress has been limited.
So if you don't find something in our eBook collection, we may not be able to get it for you.
This is incredibly disappointing for libraries and library patrons.
