PRH Extends Its Special Adult and Children's Title Terms

Penguin Random House has extended the special pricing and licensing under which some of their materials may be licensed during the pandemic.

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE EXTENDS THEIR PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTED DIGITAL BOOK LIBRARY PROGRAM FOR ONLINE PATRONS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS 

(New York, Nov XX, 2020)—The escalating Covid-19 breakout continues to put pressures on School and Public Libraries. As new closures rise and the increased adoption of either hybrid-learning environments of School and Home or full at-home learning, availability of e-materials from school or public libraries is vital.  To further encourage and foster book reading and acknowledging that this health crisis remains, Penguin Random House is extending their program to March 31, 2021 – marking a full year since first launched mid-March, 2020. The program offers new purchasing models which our distribution partners may offer.

 “Penguin Random House’s continued strong commitment to Public and School Libraries remains unchanged. This time of uncertainty and crisis makes books more essential than ever. We want to continue to have books more accessible for educators and librarians to put into the hands of students and patrons everywhere,” said Skip Dye, Senior Vice President, Library Sales & Digital Strategy, Penguin Random House.

All Penguin Random House and DK adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction titles are part of this extension.

 PRH-published ebooks and audiobooks are now available in a 12-month term at 50% of the cost of the 24-month term option.

PRH-published ebooks and audiobooks are also available in a cost-per-circulation model at 10% of the cost of the 24-month term option.

These new models are offered in addition to PRH’s 24-month term for ebooks and One Copy/One User model for audiobooks.

These updates are available to all library and school partners worldwide.

Interestingly, digital audiobooks are now available on a perpetual one copy/one user license, a metered time-bound license, and pay-per-use. While not every library content provider platform can handle these terms, this variety in options has been long-sought by RF. We can hope the options will continue and be expanded to ebooks as well by all publishers, even after the pandemic.

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