OverDrive to present new flexible consortia options and the future of digital library lending at ALA
During the American Library Association (ALA) winter meetings in Atlanta, OverDrive will present statistics from a record setting year in digital library lending as well as the new features and products that libraries and users will take advantage of in 2017. Last year, readers…
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with big savings on digital content from OverDrive
The Chinese New Year doesn’t officially happen until January 28, but we’re welcoming the Year of the Rooster for a full month by offering up to 50% off on thousands of Chinese title in OverDrive Marketplace. Starting today, we’re kicking off our celebration with huge…
How Digipalooza can help you meet your 2017 goals
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist It’s a new year and it’s not too late to set some resolutions for yourself and your library. What are your goals this year? We want to help you meet those goals and invite you to Digipalooza this August…
Students borrow record numbers of ebooks and audiobooks in 2016
The use of eBooks and audiobooks has grown steadily in K-12 classrooms and libraries. The number of digital books borrowed on OverDrive’s K-12 digital reading platform is up 48 percent compared to 2015. K-12 students are reading more eBooks and audiobooks, and while an increasing…
Save the IDPF. Save EPUB.
This is an update on an important issue that has the potential to undermine the success of the eBook industry. As many of you already know, the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) is finalizing its plans to “merge” with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)….
Cultivate a positive classroom culture in 2017
By: Christina Samek, Marketing Specialist. It’s here. We are finally in 2017. I don’t know about you but 2016 didn’t feel like 365.25 rotations. Did we maybe go for 2 revolutions around the sun and no one told us? Either way, we made it. With…
#Infographic: The most popular eBooks and Audiobooks borrowed on OverDrive in 2016
In 2016, OverDrive saw record circulation numbers across the board as millions of readers from around the world connected with their libraries daily through OverDrive apps and websites. This surge in checkouts was the result of several factors. The ease of use and increased speed…
K-12 Students Borrow Record Number of eBooks and Audiobooks from their School Library in 2016
Jan. 11, 2017 – The most popular digital titles used in schools and hot books for 2017
Libraries surpass 196 million checkouts on OverDrive in 2016
2016 turned out to be another record setting year as nearly 200 million eBooks and audiobooks were borrowed from OverDrive-powered library digital collections. This was an increase of 21% over a previously record high in 2015. These impressive numbers are the result of several key…
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