Find your inner explorer with the new Readers’ Advisory collection
By: Jim Monastra, OverDrive Account Specialist. You are invited to participate in OverDrive’s next Readers’ Advisory project, “Armchair Explorers.” We’ll be featuring titles about adventure and exploration, with two separate collections available for your OverDrive site – one collection that focuses on titles for adults,…
Reviewing the mysterious The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
The roaring ‘20s don’t feel so fun for Martha, who has to start working as a maid for the wealthy Sewell family on the Upper East Side of New York City. Martha has heard the stories about crazy Rose Sewell who used to be a…
Get popular fiction and LGBT content up to 50% off during the June Extravaganza
All month, we’ve been promoting the ability to save big on loads of content from OverDrive. The June Extravaganza Sale in OverDrive Marketplace with thousands of titles marked down anywhere from 25-50% off their normal sale price. Within the sale you’ll find eBooks, audiobooks and…
Spanish is not a foreign language at OverDrive!
By: Elissa Miller, OverDrive Digital Collection Advisor (Ed. Note: Elissa Miller is a Librarian with a background and speciality in Spanish Language content. In this post she not only highlights many of the curated lists available in OverDrive Marketplace but she also provides stats and…
Get a 5% content credit for all orders placed in Markeplace this Wednesday & Thursday
To celebrate OverDrive’s hometown basketball team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning the city’s first professional sports championship in half a century we’re offering a 48 hour promotion in Marketplace. On Wednesday and Thursday, every purchase you make for your OverDrive digital library will come with a…
BISAC subject headings have been added to OverDrive Marketplace
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist When doing your purchasing in OverDrive Marketplace you’ll now find BISAC subject headings have been added to many title details pages. They can include up to one major subject level and three topical subject levels, following this example:…
The hottest audiobooks around are now on sale during the June Extravaganza
Last week, we announced the June Extravaganza Sale in OverDrive Marketplace with thousands of titles marked down anywhere from 25-50% off their normal sale price. The sale is more than just eBooks, however. On the sale page you’ll find over 20,000 audiobooks are on sale…
Reviewing the captivating The Girls by Emma Cline
By: Emma Kanagaki, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Now that we’ve entered June, summer reading has officially begun! I’ve had a copy of The Girls by Emma Cline on my shelf for a while now, but just needed the long weekend and some sunshine…
Helpful new tools and trainings available in the OverDrive Resource Center
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist. Since the Resource Center‘s launch in April, we have received positive feedback and have seen increased site traffic from partners all over the world. We are so thrilled that you are enjoying the improvements and exploring our new content…
The essential OITNB reading list to add to your digital library
By: Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst Before coming to OverDrive, one of my previous gigs was as the sole librarian at an all male prison here in the Cleveland area. True story. I’d always sort of had a weird passing interest in…
Save 25-50% off thousands of titles during the June Extravaganza Sale
Throughout the month of June library partners around the world can save up to 50% on over 25,000 titles available in OverDrive Marketplace. This means now is the perfect time to stock your digital library full of great titles whether they’re eBooks, audiobooks or streaming…
eHighlights Cooks Up Hot Summer Selections
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Building a digital collection is like making dinner. You’ve got to have a main course (eBooks), along with a couple side dishes (audiobooks and video). No meal—or collection—would be complete without all three. That’s why this…