BookLife Elite From Publishers Weekly

Biblioboard has announced a partnership with Publishers Weekly to call attention to indie-published titles. RF calls attention to this partnership in hopes of promoting diversity in readership and out of recognition of Biblioboard’s efforts to establish a sustainable library ebook model:

For years, Publishers Weekly has been guiding libraries when it comes to their collection development. Now, in response to the increased need for sustainable eBook programs along with the new partnership between BiblioBoard/Indie Author Project and Publishers Weekly, we’ve launched the BookLife Elite collection which showcases the best of the best indie-published titles from PW. This initial 50 title collection is available for purchase on OverDrive, DPLA/SimplyE, and cloudLibrary in an unlimited, simultaneous-use environment—a sustainable model for libraries.

The BookLife Elite collection by Publishers Weekly was created as a way to expand the work we’re already doing with our Indie Author Project Select collection and bring even more great indie reads to libraries across North America and beyond. The collection features top indie-published eBooks spanning a variety of genres with selections from PW Star Reviews, BookLife Prize winners and runner-ups, and BookLife Reviews Editor’s Picks. Learn more about the project and partnership here.

These titles provide good reading and deserve wider audiences, and unlimited simultaneous use at reasonable rates is certainly a good way to help with that. Libraries need the usual best sellers, of course, but providing those in a sustainable way is increasingly a challenge. Let’s work to be influencers and hep readers discovery new talent!