Last chance to save big in our End of Year sale
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist As they say, 20/20 is hindsight and I’m sure many of us are looking forward to putting this year in the rearview mirror. What you definitely don’t want to let pass you by is our End of Year…
Top Ebooks and Audiobooks from UK Public Library Authorities in 2020
Dec. 10, 2020 – OverDrive reports list of most popular titles available through Libby reading app
Readers will fall in love with our upcoming Together We Read title so save the date!
By Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist Together We Read is returning for our United States libraries! This digital book club is an opportunity for users at United States libraries to read the same book at the same time. From Feb. 10 – 24, 2021,…
Holiday marketing—one of our favorite things!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist (To the tune of My Favorite Things) Ebooks and audiobooks you might be missin’ They are in Libby, an app I must mention Holds lists and features, it’s more than one thing It’s reading, it’s magic, it’s making me sing!…
Tis the season for free ebooks for kids from the local library!
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist When I was in grade school, I used to love the winter break because we were allowed to check out as many books as we wanted from the school library. On the last day of class, I’d load…
The books and products that kept Team OverDrive going in 2020
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager It is hard to believe that we are staring down the end of what has been, according to my expert opinion, the longest year ever, but here we are in December. Instead of my writing this from our…
OverDrive’s most downloaded ebooks and audiobooks in 2020
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist This year has been different for a myriad of reasons. You don’t need us to tell you this year has been “unprecedented” or “trying” or “challenging.” The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of people to transition aspects of…
OverDrive Significantly Expands Magazine Catalog for Libraries Worldwide, Supplied by ZINIO
Dec. 2, 2020 – Over 3,000 popular titles are available for public, academic and corporate readers through Libby reading app
ZINIO Magazines now available for purchase in Marketplace
By Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist We are excited to announce that ZINIO magazines and comics are now available for purchase in Marketplace! This new OverDrive Magazines package consists of over 3,000* popular magazines which will be available for unlimited simultaneous use with no…
Mark your calendar for BLR 2021 dates!
This year is almost over, and like our library partners, we are starting to plan for 2021. This includes selecting the dates for Big Library Read, our global ebook club! Thank you to all of the librarians, educators, students, and readers who participated in BLR…