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Support Your Community Reading Programs:

Take advantage of flexible access models to support your community reading programs. Combine Simultaneous Use or Per-Unit access with a time limit to maximize cost-effectiveness.
BCM: The Book Club Model allows libraries to serve their communities through long and short-term bulk sales. Now you can support your book clubs and community reading programs with eBooks. Special sale pricing meets the needs of library budgets and puts authors’ works in the hands of more readers.
Libraries have built engaging campaigns around these successful digital book clubs, including dedicated websites, organized group discussions and even special author appearances. Learn more about Flexible Access Models.
 Big Library Read
The Big Library Read is the first-ever “global eBook club,” connecting readers around the world who read the same eBook at the same time from their library. Over the past few years, thousands of libraries and schools and millions of readers have embraced the program. Big Library Read is the first global eBook club.
Easy to Join: It’s a worldwide digital version of a local book club, the program is free through your local library or school library and all you need to get started reading is a library card or student ID.

Big Library Read - "The first ever global eBook club"

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Libraries and Schools
Engage your readers with the only global eBook reading club!
Big Library Read is an opportunity for those with a valid library card to read the same digital title at the same time without any wait lists or holds.
Participating in this event allows your library to offer a new simultaneous use title for community-wide access from your library at no cost. It’s a worldwide digital version of a local book club, and an opportunity for your library to generate more interest in your digital collection beyond the bestsellers.
Thousands of libraries have already enjoyed great success engaging thousands of new and current users with BLR/libraries-schools
Engage your mind; reading is fun-to-mental!

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