Introducing OverDrive’s Professional Book Nerds Podcast
By Jill Grunenwald, Librarian, Collection Development Analyst and host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Hi everyone! I’m Jill, one of OverDrive’s Collection Development Analysts. I’m also a librarian, as are the rest of the awesome Analyst team. We’re the ones who work closely with…
Penguin Random House UK, Australia & New Zealand now live!
OverDrive is thrilled to announce that as December 8th, the Penguin Random House UK catalogue is available for purchase in Marketplace! The addition of this catalogue makes some of the world’s most beloved authors’ titles available for the first time to international libraries. Highlights of…
Save big on Sourcebooks full catalog during our Holiday Spectacular Sale
Today through the end of the year you can save 25% on all of Sourcebooks full catalog of titles in OverDrive Marketplace. This collection includes over 2,500 books from the largest independent publisher in the U.S. including best sellers from Charles Belfoure, Grace Burrowes, Julie…
The Best Books of 2015
By Rachel Kray, a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive Whatever your personal reading preference may be, I think everyone can agree that 2015 was a great year for books. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the past year’s most influential, prominent and…
Team OverDrive’s Favorite Books of 2015
By Rachel Kray, a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive 2015 was a great year for books and eBooks and it’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end. To commemorate some of the great reads, we polled our staff here at OverDrive and asked…
Save big on content young readers will love from Scholastic, Nickelodeon, Abrams and more
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. As you may have heard we’re currently running our Holiday Spectacular Sale where you can save up to 50% on thousands of titles until the end of the year. Not only can you get great deals on best…
The Polar Express turns 30
By Sheila Henline, a Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Do you still hear the ring of the bells on Santa’s sleigh? This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the book The Polar Express written by Chris Van Allsburg. If you have been on the planet…
Hilarious Holiday picks to read this December
By Todd Warhola, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. It’s beginning to look a little bit like it might be Christmas, eventually. I, like probably most of you, look forward to the holidays each year. Decorating the tree, baking cookies, wrapping presents, shoveling snow, waiting…
We want you to decide the best book of 2015
Each year websites like to release their “best books of the year” lists in December. We’ve even shared our favorite ones right here. Now we want you, the readers, to decide the absolute best book of the 2015. We’ve rounded up the 32 most checked…
How to manage “zombie holds” in your digital collection
By Kristin Milks, Librarian and OveDrive Collection Development Analyst At Digipalooza back in August, Holly Varley, the Materials Selection and Acquisition Manager from The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, talked about her library’s use of what she has dubbed “Zombie Penguins”. When we…
Grab a mug of cocoa by the fire… It’s time for some cozy holiday mysteries!
By Emma Kanagaki, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. The holiday season is quickly approaching, as evidenced by the decorations, themed-candy and advertisements advocating gift purchases. What better way for reader-centric people to celebrate this lovely holiday season than by incorporating that into your book…
Publish your curated collection for Holiday Reads
The curated collections, Holiday Reads for Adults and Holiday Reads for Kids & Teens, are ready for you to Publish in the curation interface in OverDrive Marketplace! Boost circulation and reader engagement by publishing the collection to your site today. Publish your curated collection In…