20 Years of Harry Potter: Pottermore Publishing Offering Unlimited Access to Ebook in Public Libraries
Aug. 28, 2018 – “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” ebook is available for two weeks with no cost, waitlists or holds
Celebrate Read an Ebook Day with us on September 18
When people talk about Libby and/or OverDrive, odds are the first thing they mention is how easy and convenient it is. The accessibility of being able to read anytime, anywhere and all for free, thanks to the sheer awesomeness of libraries, is a wonder that…
Digital Bookmobile Marks 10th Anniversary Celebrating Library Ebooks
Aug. 27, 2018 – National tour engages communities through public libraries’ ebook and audiobook collections and services
Monday 5×5 for 8.27
By: Jill Grunenwald From the Mary Sue, N.K. Jemisin wins her 3rd consecutive Hugo award for Best Novel YEAH SHE DID. Back at BEA, my coworker Adam got to interview N.K. Jemisin and Ann Leckie (why no, no I am not jealous, why do you…
Next Country-wide Digital Book Club Selection
Aug. 23, 2018 – AU/NZ readers can enjoy “The Love That I Have” ebook for free
New Marketing Kits to Celebrate Your Digital Collection
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Outreach Specialist There’s a lot to celebrate in the digital literary land this month. Cue Kool & The Gang. ? Ceeeelebrate good times, come on!? Pass the good times and the good vibes along to your patrons by letting them know…
Digital learning by the numbers
Digital learning isn’t about the newest gamification trend or the best tech interface. Learning successes are measured by how well digital tools are used, and what kinds of positive outcomes result. In schools today, it’s not a matter of if digital is adopted, but when….
Monday 5×5 8/20/2018
By: Jill Grunenwald Instagram star has her book recalled due to potentially dangerous ingredients Awkward. (But seriously, Rodale — publisher of Tales from a Forager’s Kitchen — is offering refunds.) Tor has the transcript of VE Schwab’s 2018 JRR Tolkien lecture on Fantasy Literature My…
Librarians and legislators join forces at OverDrive’s Blue Sky Campus
Last week, OverDrive and the American Library Association partnered to host dozens of federal, state, county and local legislators and business leaders for a “Libraries Transform” program on libraries and workforce development at our world headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. This first-ever regional event featured a…
Provide the best of independent authors to your patrons for free with SELF-e Select webinar
We are happy to announce that we are extending the deadline to enroll in the SELF-e Select on OverDrive pilot program to August 31. As many of our library partners already know, there are so many wonderful independent authors waiting to be discovered by patrons,…