Now you can automate curated collections using BISAC subjects
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist Autumn is my favorite season, and while, yes, technically speaking it’s not officially autumn yet, I’m already considering it the most wonderful time of the year. Along with drinking pumpkin spice lattes, my autumnal behaviors include a shift…
Get the latest Libraries Transform Book Pick without waitlists or holds
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist A couple weeks ago, we announced the latest Libraries Transform Book Pick title, Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma. This program is a collaboration between OverDrive and the American Library Association (ALA) and is designed to…
Share your love of reading with the new Libby update
by Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist If you’re anything like me, once you finish a really great book you want to tell everyone about it. This usually means posting about it on social media, but it would be really great if I could provide…
Young Adult and Juvenile ebooks borrowed at a record setting pace from libraries and schools
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist As back-to-school arrives with many students learning in virtual classrooms, circulation of young adult and juvenile ebooks across OverDrive digital reading platforms continues to surge. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new way of life for hundreds of millions…
Read an Ebook Day is one week away!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist It’s already, somehow, September 11th, and that means Read an Ebook Day is only a week away! Every year since 2014, on September 18th, schools and libraries celebrate the joys of digital reading. This year has brought so many challenges…
Readership increase in books by Black authors
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist In June of this year, OverDrive released statistics about the rise in readership of antiracism books. As social justice and Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests have continued throughout the United States, digital circulation of popular books on racial equality…
New lending model available! Concurrent Use: Metered Access (by circulation)
by: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist As demand for digital content increases, we here at OverDrive are continuing to work on providing you options to fit your budget while helping you get titles into the hands of your readers. As part of this, we…
Your top Resource Center FAQs, answered
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist You may have visited The Resource Center before. You may have even downloaded marketing materials or viewed a training, or even used a Recommended list when building your collection. If you’ve never visited at all, know this: The Resource Center…
Upcoming Webinar: Expand Your Digital Reading Community through PR and Social Media
By: Andi Barnett, Public Relations Specialist Looking to increase awareness and circulation of your digital collection or simply have a good story to share with your community? Then register now for OverDrive’s “Expand Your Digital Reading Community through PR and Social Media” webinar on September…
OverDrive’s Instant Digital Card program creates half a million new library users
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist Libraries have seen a 256% increase in Instant Digital Card signups since mid-March For several years, dozens of libraries have been utilizing the OverDrive Instant Digital Card (IDC) program as a quick and simple tool to supplement efforts to…