Penguin Group, one of the largest book publishers in the U.S., has delayed the availability of new e-books in local libraries and will no longer allow OverDrive to loan out digital copies of its titles to Kindles. The publishing group cited security concerns as the reason for the change. Penguin finds it necessary to delay the availability of new titles until the concerns are resolved with business partners. The company has not publicly identified what the security concerns entail.
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Penguin Plays Security Card With E-Book Lending Pullout
Posted by: Rob Spiegel November 22, 2011 02:16 PMPenguin Group, one of the largest book publishers in the U.S., has delayed the availability of new e-books in local libraries and will no longer allow OverDrive to loan out digital copies of its titles to Kindles. The publishing group cited security concerns as the reason for the change. Penguin finds it necessary to delay the availability of new titles until the concerns are resolved with business partners. The company has not publicly identified what the security concerns entail.