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PERTH, 29 Nov. /MediaNet International-AsiaNet/ –

YBP Library Services, the world’s leading provider of materials to academic
libraries, has announced plans to market a comprehensive collection of ebooks
in partnership with EBL. Slated for launch in the first half of 2007, the deal
will make EBL’s growing list of over 40,000 ebook titles available to YBP’s
library customers around the world.

EBL is unique among ebook aggregators because it enables a high level of
flexibility to libraries. With EBL’s patent-pending lending method, libraries
have the ability to lend the same ebook to multiple patrons simultaneously, and
yet pay no more than the ebook list price. EBL enables a library to ‘rent’ an
ebook to satisfy a unique patron request, without having to pay full price or
to wait for an inter-library loan. The system allows ‘virtual photocopying’ and
other features that fully exploit the promise of digital books. EBL recently
launched its “demand-driven acquisition” model that enables a library to
display a vast range of titles to its patrons, while only having to pay for the
books that are actually used.

Under the agreement, YBP will add EBL’s range of ebooks to its GOBI™ online
database, enabling YBP’s librarian customers to view and select ebooks
alongside printed books, with no changes to the library’s existing workflow.
The result will be a fully integrated library acquisition process, from
selection and profiling to ordering and invoicing.

“YBP is excited to expand our econtent acquisition options with the EBL
product. Their unique business model and targeted academic content provide a
great alternative for academic libraries around the world” noted Linda Gagnon,
Senior VP Sales & Marketing, YBP Library Services. “Our customers want ebook
choices and we are pleased to integrate this source of content into GOBI™
collection development and acquisitions tools.”

EBL’s President, Kari Paulson, said, “We’re very excited about this
partnership. YBP is renowned for its high level of customer service and its
industry expertise. The accelerating pace of ebook adoption makes it very
important for librarians to be able to acquire ebooks seamlessly. Librarians
have been asking us when we’ll be integrating with GOBI, and we are delighted
to be able to satisfy that demand.”

About EBL
EBL is a division of Ebooks Corporation Limited, an Australian public
company. Developed in close collaboration with leading academic and research
libraries, EBL’s non-linear lending model has been widely adopted. Due to its
flexible pricing and demand-driven access options, and broad selection of over
40,000 titles from leading international publishers, demand for EBL has grown
amongst corporate, government and law libraries.

About YBP Library Services
YBP Library Services, a Baker & Taylor company, provides books and
supporting collection management and technical services to academic, research,
and special libraries in North America and around the world. GOBI®, YBP’s
online, interactive bibliographic information service, provides access to 2.0
million titles in an English-language database. YBP’s corporate headquarters
are in Contoocook, New Hampshire, USA. Further information about the company is
available on their web site: www.ybp.com

SOURCE: Ebooks Corporation

CONTACT: EBL:
Kari Paulson
President, EBL
kari.paulson@eblib.com
tel: +61 439 939 943

YBP:
Linda Gagnon
Sr. Vice President Sales and Marketing
YBP Library Services
lgagnon@ybp.com
tel: 603.746.2102 x 3163