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Ebook Library and Mallory International partner to bring e-books to Africa

Bristol: EBL and Mallory International are delighted to announce a joint initiative to promote and develop the sale and access of ebooks into libraries in Africa. Innovative pricing and delivery models, appropriate to the region, are being developed jointly, to give institutions effective access to the latest content and e-book technology.

6 Aug 2008

Access to electronic resources can be difficult in Africa where things most of us take for granted, such internet access and state-of-the-art computer hardware, are not consistently available. Mallory has been a leading supplier of print content to the African continent for nearly 25 years. While they are well aware of the obstacles to delivering content electronically, Mallory also believe that libraries in the region are ready to invest in making these technologies work, and that African institutions will benefit greatly from the more immediate and enhanced access that ebooks provide.

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