NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. publishing giant Penguin Book Group said it would delay giving libraries digital copies of its books for security reasons.
The publisher said it would "delay the availability" of electronic books it provides to libraries, but not bound, paper copies.
"Penguin's aim is to always connect writers and readers, and with that goal in mind,we remain committed to working closely with our business partners and the library community to forge a distribution model that is secure and viable," Erica Glass, a spokeswoman for the company, said.
Glass said the publishing house would not pull any e-books provided to libraries out of circulation, Star News Online reported Tuesday.
Penguin and other firms are concerned digital books provided to libraries can now be downloaded for free onto tablet readers, such as the Kindle reader.
With books now available remotely, providing digital books to libraries is viewed by some publishing houses as a simple book give-away.
Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette Book Group have already changed their digital book policies for security reasons.
