Amazon Reaches Agreement to License E-Books to Libraries

Amazon reached a deal to license its e-books to libraries nationwide shortly before a Maryland state bill became law that would force the e-commerce giant to make that material available to libraries in the state. “The fact that Amazon is working with libraries at all is to be celebrated. They've been holding out, and now they are. Are there things that could be better, yes,” Michael Blackwell, director of St. Mary’s County Library in Maryland, told The Hill.