eBooks in Schools: Follett and HarperCollins Partner to Offer 18,000 Ebook Titles For PreK-12 Students
From Follett:
Follett today announced it has launched a collection of nearly 18,000 ebook titles for PreK-12 students through a strategic partnership with HarperCollins Publishers.
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Among the beloved HarperCollins classics that will be available are, “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis and “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. In addition, students and educators will have access to Lee’s newly discovered novel, “Go Set a Watchman,” which will be published July 14, by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins. The much-anticipated novel is set during the 1950s and features characters from “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
“HarperCollins has an impressive roster of titles and authors, and we’re pleased to work with them to expand our ebook collection to the millions of students and educators across the country who use the Titlewave platform,” said Nader Qaimari, senior vice president of content services and solutions for Follett.
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