OverDrive helps Cityread London book club go digital
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist OverDrive is excited to announce that we have 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…
#booknerdproblems: Wanting to read books that don’t exist
By Rachel Kray, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive One of the biggest #booknerdproblems is the ever growing ‘To Read’ pile. The world is full of so many amazing books in the world and it makes me sad to think that I’ll never be…
The spring editions of OverDrive’s eHighlights catalog has arrived!
By Todd Warhola, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive Do you feel that change in the air? Is it the sweet smell of Spring? Light dew mixed with sugary candies? Is it the smell of a fresh morning breeze, far away from the sadness…
Are you Streaming yet?
By Rachel Woods, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive All of the streaming video titles discussed in this post can be found here. I have a confession to make: I am a recovering serial video re-watcher. When I love a movie, I really love a…
Book Industry Executive Steve Rosato Joins OverDrive
Mar. 21, 2016 – BookExpo America former director brings international experience to drive OverDrive’s expansion
History Lies
By Kristin Milks, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive This St. Patrick’s Day we were struck dumb when we found out most of our traditions and thoughts about St. Pat’s Day are myth. Did you know St. Patrick wasn’t even Irish!? He was kidnapped…
Librarian’s Share: Kristin School uses the Featured Title option to highlight individual titles
By Alison Hewett of Kristin School and Beau Livengood of OverDrive. Alison Hewett at Kristin School (New Zealand) utilizes every method she can to make sure her students have the best OverDrive site possible. Discovery of titles is crucial for any collection, and one newer…
American Sniper selected for Big Library Read, the World’s Largest Library Book Club
Mar. 17, 2016 – Memoir of U.S. Navy Seal, Chris Kyle, will be available as free eBook and audiobook plus a podcast interview with his widow
The American Sniper Big Library Read is now live!
Starting today until March 31 users from over 21,000 libraries around the world can borrow the eBook and audiobook of the #1 New York Times best selling American Sniper without any wait lists or holds. The Big Library Read creates a digital “global book club” for two…
OverDrive’s favorite titles by female authors for Women’s History Month
by Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Weather wise, we always like when March comes in like a lamb but I think we should champion and celebrate when it comes in like a lion, because March is also Women’s History Month in much…
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