Public Library CONNECT: New student readers boost circulation
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Students read more when they have access to books from both their school and public library. This includes ebooks and audiobooks. Now, with Public Library CONNECT, it’s never been easier to connect students with the digital resources available…
OverDrive Hires Arnold as General Manager for K-12 Education Unit
Feb. 19, 2020 – Former marketing executive to drive adoption of award-winning Sora student reading app
Reaching your reluctant readers webinar
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager Reader, I married him. A non-reader. I knew this from the beginning and for a while it was kind of cute. Here’s this librarian dating, engaged to, then married to an engineer who doesn’t even have a…
Fall in love with our February Romance Sale
By Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist As many of our library partners know, romance is one of the most popular genres among readers. Especially in digital formats like ebooks and audiobooks where nobody has to know what you’re reading. Now’s the time to stock…
School Stars returns for 2020
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist OverDrive’s School Stars promotion contest has returned for 2020! Now’s the time to share how you promote the Sora reading app in your school for a chance to win our grand prize: $2,500 USD in content credit to help grow your…
OverDrive Founder & CEO Steve Potash’s annual message to our library and school partners
[This letter was sent via email on the morning of January 22, 2020] Happy New Year to you, your families, and your teams. As we start the new decade, I feel it is important to write to you and share a few 2019 highlights, what…
Be part of the next edition of Perspectives on Reading!
Every quarter, our online magazine Perspectives on Reading spotlights stories from around the reading world. Our team of writers have talked about why it’s so important to encourage boys to read, interviewed radio personality Elvis Duran and shared statistics showcasing the success behind self-publishing. We’ve…
TCEA: Sora App – a 2019 TIME Best Invention – Increases K-12 Student Reading
Feb. 3, 2020 – At TCEA, educators to share how they use Sora to improve reading engagement with ebooks and audiobooks
Celebrate the Year of the Rat with our Chinese New Year sale
Celebrate the Year of the Rat with our Chinese New Year sale! Between now and Feb. 29, thousands of Chinese-language and English titles are on sale up to 50% off. To help with your shopping, we’ve put together some lists for you. Along with titles…
Coming soon: Big Library Read
Believe it or not, the next Big Library Read is almost here! Our global ebook club will be returning March 30 – April 13 with the ebook version of Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic by Michael McCreary. When he was five, stand-up comic Michael McCreary…