Torontonians can borrow
from a wider selection of e-books and other materials
TORONTO (June 25, 2013) – Hachette Book Group, opens a new window
(HBG) has recently made its entire digital catalogue of more than 5,000 e-books
available to Toronto Public Library. HBG joins the growing list of publishers
including Random House Canada, HarperCollins Canada and many Canadian independent
publishers making available popular and award-winning authors to the Library’s
expanding e-book collection.
With a library card, Toronto residents
can borrow
e-books including newly-added titles such as:
- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
- Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss
-
Painted Girls by Cathy Marie
Buchanan - The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
- The Spark by Kristine Barnett
- The Kill Room by Jeffrey Deaver
Summertime travelers especially may be
interested in saving some room in their suitcases by checking out an e-book
from the likes of Hilary Mantel, Malcolm Gladwell, James Patterson and
Stephenie Meyer, or picking up some e-audiobooks for long car rides. Travel
guides for destinations near and far are readily available in e-book format.
The Library’s growing e-book selection
will help meet the high demand for this content. There was a 105% increase in e-book
usage at Toronto Public Library in 2012 and this is expected to grow again this
year.
What’s
next for e-books?
The Toronto Public Library Board
continues to advocate for improved access to e-content from all publishers as
many still have not made their e-books available to public libraries in Canada.
The Board’s goal is to provide universal access to e-books for all Toronto
residents, which is particularly important given the rapidly growing demand for
this content.
Coming in July - Digital magazines
from Zinio
This July, Toronto Public Library will
be adding unlimited access to digital magazine titles through Zinio. This
service will offer customers access to current issues of over 300 current
digital magazine titles including Rolling
Stone, The Economist, National Geographic, Maclean’s and Chatelaine. More details will be coming soon.
Toronto Public Library has always
carried the most popular best sellers in fiction and non-fiction across all formats
and subjects. On our shelves, we have more than 500,000 novels in every genre
and over 40,000 audiobooks. Online, the Library now has a total of over 27,000
e-book titles and more than 11,000 e-audiobook titles.
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