By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Have you met Sora’s Training team yet? If not, don’t worry – we have plans to formally introduce ourselves before the year is out so you can get to know us and the work we do behind the scenes at…
By: Lisa Mullins, Product Trainer Here at OverDrive, the Training team is thrilled to be preparing for live webinars after a short break. Join us to learn about Sora, explore access, and expand your digital collection with new content. Sora Essentials LIVE WEBCAST HAS CONCLUDED:…
The self-help book genre is pretty vast, and what works for one person isn’t always guaranteed to resonate with another. But sometimes, a good recommendation is all you need to embark on your next reading adventure, which is why Team OverDrive is sharing some of…
1. “Sale” into a new school year with our Back to School Sale! From now through Sept. 30, you can unpack new reads and big savings during our Back to School Sale, featuring thousands of ebooks and audiobooks discounted 25-50% off! Set up your digital…
It’s difficult to quantify what 100 million books looks like — and doubly difficult when the books in question are ebooks and audiobooks. There’s no physical reference point that can paint an accurate picture — no quirky stat for how many times they’d wrap around…
The Sora reading app team is excited to announce that Sora was named a Tech & Learning Best of Show 2022 winner at ISTELive 22! The award celebrates the products — and the businesses behind them — exhibited at the ISTE Live show that are…
By: Gael Reyes, Product Support Specialist Summertime is a busy season for parents. Juggling your everyday responsibilities with kids back home full-time can be a challenge, but we’ve got a few tips to help keep kids preoccupied and reading all summer long with the Sora…
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager As schools press pause for the summer for many folks in the northern hemisphere, the last thing on our minds is more learning. We’re dreaming of long stretches of time spent decompressing, not ramping back up for the upcoming term….
We’re just over the halfway mark for Sora Sweet Reads, and with more than 50,000 schools participating and 50 free titles available to school partners (44 for our global partners), this year’s edition is our most expansive program yet! And before Sora Sweet Reads ends…
Educators know better than anyone how popular audiobooks have become with students. Their advantages are numerous: kids can listen to them right from their phones, they’re an accessible way to help improve reading fluency and they open the door to exploration of new titles and…
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liason We’ve all been warned to never judge a book by its cover, but what if the cover is exactly what draws you in? Today, Team OverDrive shares covers that catch our eyes, intrigue us, stir up memories, and help us…
By: Kristen Hein, Product Support Specialist Your digital collection is an important part of your library. Many people see the digital library as something separate from their physical library and print titles, but it’s something that should exist alongside it! It provides students more title…