Hachette is offering new e-books to some libraries

Hachette, which has not made new e-books available to libraries since 2010, is reconsidering the idea. In a pilot program starting this spring (which is?now?), the publisher is working with two e-book distributors to bring a ?selection of HBG?s recent bestselling e-books to 7 million library patrons.? Hachette would not confirm which distributors or libraries it is working with ? whether it is partnering with leading digital distributor OverDrive and/or with an OverDrive competitor like 3M Cloud Library or Baker & Taylor?s Axis 360. ?These pilot programs will help us learn more about library patrons? interests, usage, and expectations,?