Month-long program allows readers to borrow the eBook via OverDrive app

 

LONDON — March 31, 2016 –  OverDrive, the industry-leading eBook and audiobook platform for libraries and schools, has teamed up with Cityread London for the first time to get this year’s featured book, Ten Days by Gillian Slovo, in eBook format for local public library authorities. Cityread London is an annual celebration of literature that aims to bring reading to life for the whole capital. Each April, Cityread asks London’s citizens, workers and visitors to pick up a book – the same book – and read it together.

Readers across London can borrow the Ten Days eBook for free, from their local library. Published by Canongate, Ten Days is about what happens when politics, policing and the hard realities of living in London collide. There will be no waitlists for this popular digital book. Ten Days can be read on most computers and mobile devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, and Chromebook™ via the OverDrive app. The eBook can also be accessed instantly in any web browser using OverDrive Read, which requires no software or downloads.  To get started reading, all that is needed is a valid library card from one of the participating local library authorities.

Participating libraries include:

London libraries together with OverDrive offer readers access to a digital catalog of popular materials to browse, borrow and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks anytime and anywhere via the OverDrive app. To find a participating library near you, visit www.overdrive.com.

 

About OverDrive
OverDrive is the leading digital distribution platform, supplying the industry’s largest catalog of eBooks, audiobooks, streaming video and periodicals to 34,000 libraries, schools and retailers worldwide. We support all major computers and devices, including iOS®, Android™ and Chromebook™. OverDrive delivers all digital media on a single platform, and offers innovations such as OverDrive Read, the breakthrough EPUB and HTML5 browser-based reading experience, and Read-Along eBooks.  Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, Ohio USA and is owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten. For more information, visit www.overdrive.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and our blog.

Contact:

David Burleigh,

Director of Marketing & Communications

dburleigh@overdrive.com

216-573-6886 ext. 218

 

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