If you are reading this, you are probably a lover of words. Written before you or broadcasted through you headphones, words matter to you. They matter to us too. Audiobooks may take a backseat to their shinier, newer eBook counterparts sometimes but they offer a…
This week we had a chance to speak with a user of OverDrive who has been listening to audiobooks from the library to help pass the time during his physical therapy. Using a simple Bluetooth connection and water safe headphones, he was able to break up…
On June 25th the library world will descend upon The Bay Area as the American Library Association’s annual conference will take place in San Francisco. During the five day conference OverDrive will take part in meetings, panels and presentations showing our partners what’s to come…
Libraries who have added OverDrive digital periodicals for their users have seen dramatic increases in their circulation numbers. OverDrive currently offers more than 1,000 popular digital magazines and newspapers including exclusive content like USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. These three…
We are excited to announce Digipalooza’s keynote speaker: New York Times bestselling author Jane Green! Jane is the author of 16 previous New York Times bestselling novels, with her latest novel, Summer Secrets, being released on June 23. Summer Secrets is available for preorder now in…
Yesterday we launched the most recent edition of our Big Library Read program on public library OverDrive websites across the world. Today we are proud to announce that our OverDrive Summer Read program is live for our school partners around the globe as well as…
From now until June 23rd users at participating libraries can borrow the eBook and audiobook of Kate White’s psychological thriller, Eyes on You without any wait lists of holds. Millions of users from thousands of libraries around the world have the opportunity to join this global book…
The year-long pilot study on Remote e-Lending in the UK is complete, and the official statement on the main findings is out. The good news is that the study confirmed the demand for eBook lending, and more significantly, that there was no negative impact on…
OverDrive Marketplace isn’t just for submitting purchases. For our library and school partners, it’s *the* destination for OverDrive resources. In Marketplace, you can browse the most extensive catalog of digital media available, create curated collections for your website, view statistics, assist users with troubleshooting, keep…
June is Audiobook Month and the Collection Development Analyst team thought it would be fun to celebrate by sharing some of our favorite listens. Rachel’s Pick Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove Michelle’s Pick Carsick by…
This week OverDrive released new updates to our library websites that continue to provide users with a more fulfilling digital reading experience. A few months back we added a dyslexic font option to the OverDrive app. Due to the popularity of this feature it has now been…
Awareness has always been crucial to the success of a library. The materials and resources available could be the best in the community but if no one is aware of them, they won’t get used. To that end, OverDrive strives to provide the best marketing…