<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Good Morning,</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>One month out, I wanted to follow up with a reminder of our statewide, discounted pricing agreement with Recorded Books for the five RBdigital services listed below.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Please review, and let me know if you would like a price quote for your library, and/or if you have any questions concerning same.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Again, the deadline to take advantage of this statewide, discounted pricing offer for the five RBdigital services is Friday, March 13, 2020.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Jim</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Jim Flury<br>Technical Services Manager<br>The Library Network<br>41365 Vincenti Court<br>Novi, MI 48375<br>248-536-3100, ext 133<br>Fax 248-536-3098<br>jflury@tln.lib.mi.us</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Jim Flury" <jflury@tln.lib.mi.us><br><b>To: </b>"all-tln" <all-tln@lists.tln.org>, "directors" <directors@lists.tln.org>, "econtent" <econtent@lists.tln.org>, "rbdigital" <rbdigital@lists.tln.org>, "acquisitions" <acquisitions@lists.tln.org>, "adult-services" <adult-services@lists.tln.org>, "sasdirectors" <sasdirectors@lists.tln.org>, "sasusers" <sasusers@lists.tln.org><br><b>Cc: </b>"partnerscda" <partnerscda@lists.tln.org>, "michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, January 13, 2020 10:55:52 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>The Library Network and Recorded Books/RBdigital: New Discounted Pricing Agreement For Five RBdigital Products<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div> <div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">All,</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">I am pleased to announce that The Library Network and Recorded Books have entered into an agreement for discounted pricing for <strong><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">FIVE</span></strong> Recorded Books/RBdigital products, including the <strong>brand new Unlimited Newspapers</strong> service, for Michigan public libraries. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">The five services are:</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Magazines</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Unlimited Audiobooks</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Comics</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Streaming Video</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Brand New: Unlimited Newspapers</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2790_com_zimbra_url" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none"><a 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href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__rbmediaglobal.com_all-2Dyou-2Dcan-2Dread-2Ddigital-2Dnewspapers-2Dnow-2Davailable-2Din-2Dthe-2Drbdigital-2Dapp-2Dand-2Dplatform_&d=DwQGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=VZwzE-ihmVk8MWnuOKeBhdzjlCVxa_pma10LdYu6QtI&m=YmiTgMIhQdWlwIuNfKlyIgDlKVP_huBYz86uvvM1UmM&s=4IhhFpAWxNtRHsmPNzRGseHCJ_m2NeY0pa7_o2TARWY&e=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">https://rbmediaglobal.com/all-you-can-read-digital-newspapers-now-available-in-the-rbdigital-app-and-platform/</a></span> (including the Detroit News).</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Library cooperative directors, please feel free to share this email with your member libraries.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">It is highly recommended that librarians attend one of the offered <strong>webinars</strong>, as scheduled below. These webinars are intended to help library staff fully understand what is being offered, to be able to ask questions, and to hear questions from other libraries.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">In addition to the below scheduled webinars, personalized webinars are available upon request for your library or your library cooperative.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;background:yellow">** At any of the Dates/Times below click on the below link to join the webinar:</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;background:yellow"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2792_com_zimbra_url" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gotomeet.me_MarkHaley338&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=VZwzE-ihmVk8MWnuOKeBhdzjlCVxa_pma10LdYu6QtI&m=YmiTgMIhQdWlwIuNfKlyIgDlKVP_huBYz86uvvM1UmM&s=b4-IfE_YLiE_jviSadthHhGIi_2mZ5ku80wHS9PKX_Q&e=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;background:yellow">Webinar Dates/Times:</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;background:yellow"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2794_com_zimbra_date" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">Thursday</span> 1/16 <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2795_com_zimbra_date" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">Tuesday</span> 1/21 <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2796_com_zimbra_date" 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style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;background:yellow">10:00 AM ET 2:00 PM ET 10:00 AM ET 2:00 PM ET 10:00 AM ET</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Please contact me for a discounted price quote for any of the five below listed RBdigital products.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">The discounted pricing applies both to <strong><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">new and existing </span></strong>Recorded Books subscribers. This allows current subscribers to take advantage of potentially considerable savings at renewal time. Here are some salient points of information concerning each product:</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Magazines: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Access to the <strong><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">ENTIRE </span></strong>RBdigital collection of some<strong> 3,800 </strong></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"><strong>magazine titles</strong>, compared to the current TLN collection of 175 active subscriptions, 327 total tiles, at <strong><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">no cost increase</span></strong> for current TLN subscribers. Also, libraries that are not part of the TLN magazine group can join the TLN magazine group at the TLN negotiated discount price, and also receive access to the 3,800</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> title collection. Special note for current, non-TLN magazine subscribing libraries: The Economist is the one RBdigital Magazines title that will not transfer from one collection to another. Thus, if your library currently receives its magazines via a direct relationship with Recorded Books, you will need to purchase a copy of The Economist if you wish to maintain access to that title as a member of the TLN magazine group.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Unlimited Audiobooks: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Unlimited, simultaneous access to nearly 35,000 audiobook titles. 400+ new releases added every month. The collection value totals approximately $2,100.000.00 to start and an additional $20,000.00 in value added each month.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Comics: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">1,500 comic volumes from publishers <strong>Disney, Marvel, Dark Horse and IDW</strong>.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> Over 600,000 pages of eComics!<span style="color:black"></span></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Streaming Video: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">7 day, unlimited checkout model for titles from Acorn TV, The Great Courses, Stingray Qello Concerts, and IndieFlix. Under the terms of the discounted price agreement, the annual platform fee for this service has been waived</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">, the library only pays for use of the service, the 7-Day Unlimited Access Passes. $2.99 per patron per week. <span style="color:black"></span></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Unlimited Newspapers:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> Unlimited access to over 2,500 newspapers, with 90 days of back issues, <strong><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">including the Detroit News, </span></strong>Chicago Tribune, New York Post, Los Angeles Times and many other newspapers from across the country. <strong><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Note</span></strong>: Recorded Books is open to taking suggestions from us to share with its partner PressReader as to additional newspaper titles to include in this brand new service. </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Orders, renewals and invoices will be handled through The Library Network. All subscriptions will follow a <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2806_com_zimbra_date" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">May 1</span> through <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2807_com_zimbra_date" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">April 30</span> renewal cycle. Current subscribers will be pro-rated so as to line up with the <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2808_com_zimbra_date" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">May 1</span> through <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2809_com_zimbra_date" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">April 30</span> renewal cycle.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">The series of webinars scheduled above by Recorded Books National (Major) Accounts Representative Mark Haley, are of critical importance when it comes to outlining the details of each of these five services. Library staff is strongly encouraged to sign up for one of these webinars on the day/time that is most convenient.</span></strong></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">The <strong><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">deadline</span></strong> to take advantage of this discounted price offer for any/all of these five Recorded Books product is:</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2810_com_zimbra_date" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">Friday, March 13</span>, 2020</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Please contact me for a discounted price quote for any of the five above listed RBdigital products.</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Please let me know if you have questions concerning any of this.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Thanks.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Jim Flury</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><div style="color:#000000;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'lucida sans' , sans-serif;font-size:14.16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Jim Flury<br>Technical Services Manager<br>The Library Network<br>41365 Vincenti Court<br>Novi, MI 48375<br><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2811_com_zimbra_phone" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none"><a style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">248-536-3100</a></span>, ext 133<br>Fax <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2812_com_zimbra_phone" style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none"><a style="color:#005a95;text-decoration:none">248-536-3098</a></span><br><span 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