UPDATE: Marion Library will have Penguin E-Books for Now, But Will Lose Them in 2012

A major book publisher will allow libraries to continue carrying their e-books through the end of the year, but then plans to continue with plans to revoke access beginning in 2012.

The Penguin Group decided to stop giving libraries access to their e-books, citing piracy as a major issue, according to an article in the Gazette. In Marion, this means a "substantial" amount of e-books will not be available at the , library director told the Gazette.

"A lot of books people are expecting to be available will not be available as a result of this, particularly new best sellers," Raber told the Gazette.

However, Penguin has decided to temporarily allow the practice to continue.

According to the Washington Post, the Penguin Group has decided to temporarily allow libraries to continue using their e-books. The publisher will revoke the books again at the begining of 2012.

The Penguin Group is the publisher of best sellers, such as The Help by Kathryn Stockett, selections from author Tom Clancy, and classic books by Earnest Hemingway and Agatha Christie.

Raber said piracy of library e-books is not that widespread. He said most Kindle users wouldn't have any idea how to pirate books, which he thinks makes the publisher's claims "unreasonable."

"It’s going to have a major impact on our library and a lot of other libraries," he told the Gazette.