OverDrive presents to packed crowds in San Francisco and Tokyo
Last week Team OverDrive traveled thousands of miles to present in front of library and business partners at the American Library Association Annual Conference as well as the Tokyo International Book Fair. At ALA, we gave standing room only crowds a sneak peek at the…
Get insight into student engagement with the new Unique User Activity report
OverDrive school partners now have access to an even more powerful tool to track usage of their digital content, a crucial component to maximizing student engagement. The upgraded Unique User Activity report went live in OverDrive Marketplace in June and allows schools to view the number of…
Hundreds of thousands participate in the record setting Big Library Read
During the month of June readers from around the world had unlimited, simultaneous access to Eyes on You by Kate White through their libraries as a part of the Big Library Read program. Over seven thousand libraries joined the event which saw 200,000 checkouts of…
Offer your users digital magazines and newspapers access fee free for a year
While meeting with our library partners at ALA in San Francisco last week, many were excited to hear about the success of one of our newest products, OverDrive Periodicals. To help spread the word about how libraries can offer digital newspapers and magazines on the…
Reviewing Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
It happens a couple times a year that you come across a book that hits all the right notes and leaves you wandering around the house afterward wondering what you do with yourself now that you are finished with it. I found myself in this…
Happy 4th of July reads!
The 4th of July is a great time to spend with family and friends, having cookouts, watching fireworks, and enjoying an eBook or two! Take advantage of the holiday and use your OverDrive account to learn a bit more about the founding of the U.S.A….
eBook and Audiobook checkouts hit single day record
While the nation’s librarians gathered in San Francisco for the 2015 annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA), library users around the world helped contribute to a record setting day in digital reading. Monday, June 29, 2015 saw a new single-day milestone of 500,535 digital titles…
Millions of Students Using eBooks as a Learning Tool in Schools
June 29, 2015 – Digital instructional materials empowering students and educators in thousands of schools and districts
OverDrive once again the top digital reading app for libraries
Thank you! OverDrive continues to be rated the best eBook app for libraries based on user ratings from both iOS and Android users (4.5 stars). These ratings were based on far more downloads and ratings than our competitors. Users enjoy the apps’ functionality and UI…
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