Date Publisher
Aug. 02, 2013 Random House
Aug. 08, 2013 Hachette Book Group
Dec. 12, 2013 Simon & Schuster
Dec. 17, 2013 Mac Millan
Random House Partners With Follett to Sell Ebooks Into PreK-12
Source 1: http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/random-house-partners-with-follett-to-sell-ebooks-into-prek-12/
August 2, 2013
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1. 36,000-plus titles published by Random House, Inc. will be sent through Follett
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Hachette has struck a deal with educational material distributor Follett to sell its ebook content into school libraries.
Follett and Hachette Book Group Partner to Distribute Children’s Ebooks
Agreement Expands Follett’s Leading Position in Ebook Content and Technology for Schools
Follett today announced a partnership with U.S. trade publisher Hachette Book Group (HBG) to provide preK-12 school libraries and students expanded access to popular children’s titles in an ebook lending format for the 2013-2014 school year.
Ebook offerings published under HBG’s Little, Brown Books for Young Readers imprint include noteworthy books such as the Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Award) and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner). “Our goal is to have authors’ work available to schools and students as technologies and reading habits evolve, and this partnership with Follett helps us in this effort,” said Evan Schnittman, HBG’s EVP, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer.
HBG’s wide array of titles are available for purchase on Titlewave®, Follett’s powerful collection development, search and ordering tool. With the new HBG partnership, Follett now offers more than 190,000 ebook titles through Titlewave.
“As one of Follett’s largest partners, HBG offers a wide variety of quality ebook titles that customers can circulate to students for as long as needed to support the school’s educational needs,” said Todd Litzsinger, President of Follett’s