10/30/2014 (press release: MackinMarketing) // Burnsville, MN, USA // Troy Mikell
Mackin Educational Resources today announced an eagerly-awaited agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, making available the publisher’s high-interest, bestselling eBook titles to schools and libraries around the world. In recent years, Mackin has been diligently seeking out these partnerships with eBook publishers at all levels, to continue to expand their catalog of digital offerings and be an all-inclusive provider of educational resources for their customers. With HarperCollins being one of the largest publishers in the world, and the provider of more than 18,000 of the most popular titles in the market, Mackin is thrilled to have this partnership in place.
“Since the release of MackinVIA, Mackin’s proprietary digital resource platform, customers have been requesting these popular titles in eBook format from us. As a company policy, Mackin strives to continually meet the needs of its customers so we are quite happy to be able to add to our list and make these highly sought-after titles available.” stated Mackin Owner, Randal Heise.
Andrea Rosen, Senior Vice President of Special Markets from HarperCollins said, “HarperCollins and Mackin have worked together for years to distribute print materials, so it was a natural evolution to expand into the world of digital delivery. MackinVIA has proven to be a fantastic platform for libraries and classrooms, and we are thrilled to now be able to offer ebooks to the program.”
Among the most popular offerings are the Divergent, Pretty Little Liars, Fancy Nancy, Pete the Cat, and Big Nate series titles. Many will also recognize the works of beloved authors Dan Gutman, James Frey, Katherine Applegate and Mindy McGinnis. All HarperCollins titles will be hosted through the MackinVIA platform and available in single-user format for a 26-checkout lending period.
About Mackin
For more than 30 years, Mackin Educational Resources has provided public and school library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Known for their robust selection of nearly 3 million print books, Mackin’s ever-growing digital catalog now includes 300,000 eBooks and databases, 50,000 audiobooks and video resources – all available through their free, state-of-the-art eResource management system, MackinVIA. For more information, visit www.mackin.com or call 800-245-9540.
