Baker & Taylor in deal with Smashwords

Baker & Taylor has signed an agreement with Smashwords that will enable the e-book distributor to offer its titles through B&T's Blio application. Using Blio, readers can sample and purchase Smashwords e-books, create digital libraries for purchased and sampled titles, publish text or YouTube video book reviews, and "favorite" their chosen authors, publishers and titles. The agreement will also bring Smashwords e-books to public libraries that subscribe to B&T's Axis360 digital media platform which was launched last year. Smashwords says it has 100,000 e-book titles from self-publishers and indie presses