The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: What devices are students using? (Part 3)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist This series analyzes data from the newly released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report co-sponsored by ASCD and OverDrive Education. The report aggregates responses from 2,000 K-12 administrators to identify how ebooks and audiobooks are currently being used, in…
OverDrive’s Device Advice: Chromebooks, part 3 of 3
By: Quinton Lawman, Product Owner. Since a lot of you work in schools, I’ve saved the best for last. We’ve covered eBook readers and tablets. Let’s talk about Chromebooks, shall we? The first thing you need to know is that Chromebooks are in a pretty…
OverDrive’s device advice: tablets, Part 2 of 3
By: Quinton Lawman, Product Owner. Welcome back! Last time, I talked (quite a bit) about eBook readers. Today, it’s tablet-time! This sounds a bit obvious, but the key to buying a tablet and being happy about it is to consider the specific things you’ll use…
The Kobo Aura ONE: Borrowing library books is even easier on newest eReader
Rakuten Kobo recently made waves in the tech world when they announced their latest eReading device, the Kobo Aura ONE. One of the many new features readers are excited about is the ability to access library eBooks with a direct borrow option built into the…
Device Reviews: The BlackBerry Priv
By Quinton Lawman, OverDrive Product Owner Full disclaimer: I haven’t had much in the way of hands-on time with the BlackBerry Priv, so I’m basing this review on other reviews I’ve read as well as the specs and design of the Priv. OK, now that…
OverDrive’s Holiday Device Guide (Part 1)
By Quinton Lawman, OverDrive’s resident device nerd (he’s also a Product Owner here but that’s beside the point…) I am a self-proclaimed nerd. Well, more than self-proclaimed, really, as most of my friends and acquaintances would hardily agree with my assessment. One of the ways…
My library and me: making life better one book at a time
This video was a big hit at DigiPalooza, so I wanted to share it with you, and tell you a little bit about the inspiration behind the video. Does anyone out there remember “My Buddy?” It was this doll with one of the most persistently…
Using the OverDrive app with the Apple Watch
As you may have heard, Apple made some news recently by adding a new product to their line of devices, the Apple Watch. Wearable technology has been trending lately ever since fitness trackers like the FitBit and the Nike+ Fuelband became popular and Apple has joined…
The OverDrive app now features a dyslexic font option
Last week we released the most recent version of the OverDrive app with a number of enhancements including the option to select a dyslexic font when reading eBooks. Standard typefaces are often difficult to read for people with dyslexia as the letters are hard to…
Librarian’s Share: OverDrive Media Stations promote discovery of the digital collection
Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library, a member of Ontario Library Service Consortium, received an OverDrive Media Station (OMS) as the result of a collection development promotion in November 2014. Faith Roebuck Shergold, Co-ordinator of Community Engagement and Young Adult Services with the library, kindly shared how the…