The Best Books of 2016
Dec. 19, 2016 – OverDrive’s Professional Book Nerds release the best novels, fiction, memoirs and more found in the public library
Books Just for You: Gift Guides for the Holidays and Beyond
By: Karen Estrovich, Director of Collection Development Who doesn’t like a good gift guide? I am certified shopaholic and I cannot get enough of them. Thanks to all the retailers hitting me hard with the options including guides on ‘the one who has everything’, we…
Introducing the new OverDrive Marketplace Help website
Just in time for the busiest season of the year, OverDrive is excited to present our new OverDrive Marketplace Help website! This new, innovative website is an interactive, dynamic revamp of our Marketplace User Guide and is sure to make finding answers to your questions…
Macmillan’s biggest titles of the year are 35% off in Marketplace this week
Our friends at Macmillan are in the giving spirit this holiday season. They’ve made their biggest titles of the year 35% off in OverDrive Marketplace this week. This is the perfect opportunity for you to fill holds on some of the most popular titles of…
Library holiday rush preparation tips
~Everything you need to know to make sure your library is prepared for that huge library holiday rush~ By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Traditionally, we see a jump in digital usage in December and January, as people have extra free time for the holidays and…
Alan Cumming on the Professional Book Nerds podcast
Last week, our Professional Book Nerds celebrated the podcast’s one year birthday by interviewing Alan Cumming at the Cuyahoga County Public Library in their packed auditorium. Alan was in town performing his cabaret-style show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, and he took time to chat with…
‘Tis the season to be eReadin’: New holiday materials
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Whether you’re suffering through a cold front, complete with snow and (gulps) ice, or peak tourism as your climate offers sweet, sweet relief–we all know it’s the season to get cozy. And what better way to get cozy than…
Librarian Share: Digital stock development tips from a UK librarian
Ed. Note: At an OverDrive-hosted library seminar in October in London, our friend and library partner Philip Schofield, from Kent County Council, had the opportunity to share some best practices behind digital collection development. While stock selection criteria may vary across libraries, we’re sharing his…
OverDrive’s favorite books of 2016
By Rachel Kray, a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive 2016 was a great year for books and eBooks and it’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end. To commemorate some of the great reads, we polled our staff here at OverDrive and asked…
OverDrive’s Jill Grunenwald shares her best books of the year on NPR’s On Point
By: Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst When I say I love talking about books, I mean I LOVE TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. It’s one reason we started the Professional Book Nerds podcast a year ago. Thanks to the podcast, I was asked to…
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