Bilbary Takes Next Steps in Turning Libraries Into Sales Channels

From Jeremy Greenfield at Digital Book World:

Today, Bilbary announced that it has extended this partnership to the Califa library network, a large network of libraries in California. Califa has been very active in recent months in experimenting with e-book programs.
“I want to find ways that library patrons can access the huge catalog of e-books that exist as cheaply as possible,” said Bilbary CEO Tim Coates in an email.  This new service is “very simple, it costs the libraries nothing and hopefully earns them a small income and can add to the other services they offer.”
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Bilbary also intends to use the service to gather information for publishers on what kinds of titles are popular among library patrons. Soon, the company will offer the service to school libraries as well.

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