Random House Will Keep All Its E-Books In Libraries, With A Price Increase

Random House is now the only big six publisher to allow unrestricted access to all of its e-books in libraries—and it said it will continue to do so, though it is raising prices.

Random House met with the American Library Association in New York. “Our commitment to libraries, as imperative to our momentum, if not to our existence as publishers, is greater than ever,” said Random House spokesperson Stuart Applebaum. Random House’s reaffirmation of its commitment to e-books in libraries comes at a time when other big-six publishers are reassessing their policies.