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Baker & Taylor and Houghton Mifflin Company to Offer E-Content to Libraries Baker & Taylor, Inc.( 05/01/2002 ) BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey May 1, 2002 - Baker & Taylor, the leading supplier of books, videos, music and services to public, school and academic libraries, announced today that it has entered into an eBook distribution agreement with the Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company (www.hmco.com) is a unit of Vivendi Universal Publishing, the third-leading worldwide publisher. Houghton Mifflin publishes a distinguished and extensive line of reference, fiction and award-winning non-fiction titles for adults and young readers. It is also one of the largest educational publishers in the United States with over $1 billion in sales. With its origins dating back to 1832, Houghton Mifflin combines a tradition of excellence with a commitment to innovation. The eBooks from Houghton Mifflin Company will be made available through ED?, Baker & Taylor's eContent delivery and management solution. ED provides public and academic libraries with a turnkey solution for delivering eBooks and related services to their patrons, and will be available later this year. "Houghton Mifflin is the first major trade publishing partner to offer eBook titles through Baker & Taylor," said Evelyn Fazio, vice president of Electronic Content Acquisition. "Their trade and reference titles are especially valuable as part of the upcoming launch of ED. " ED will be featured by Baker & Taylor at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, June 15 - 18. Additional information can be found at www.informata.com. About Baker & Taylor Baker & Taylor, Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., is a global information and entertainment services company that offers books, videos, music and services to libraries, traditional and Internet retailers and educational institutions. Contact: Evelyn Fazio VP of Electronic Content Acquisition Baker & Taylor p. (908) 541-7512 fazioe@btol.com Gordon Hardy Director of Electronic Publishing and General Reference Trade and Reference Division Houghton Mifflin Company p. (617) 351-3240 gordon_hardy@hmco.com ### |
