What we’re excited to READ in 2016
By Kristin Milks, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst at OverDrive. We here at OverDrive know what you really need: more books on your ‘To Read’ list! Lucky for you, we’re going to tell you what we cannot wait to load on our eReading devices. Humor…
Kick off the new year with OverDrive Streaming Video
By Melissa Marin, Marketing Specialist on the Library Partner Services team at OverDrive. If you follow our blog, you’ve been reading a lot lately about the benefits of streaming video and some of our favorite holiday content. Now is the perfect time to expand your…
How OverDrive Streaming Video adds value to your collection
When people think about their library’s digital offerings they likely think about all the great eBook and audiobooks they can get for free on devices, tablets and phones. What many people might not realize is that, with OverDrive and their library, they can also get…
Save up to 50% through the end of the year during our Holiday Spectacular Sale!
From now until December 31st you can save 25-50% off thousands of titles in OverDrive Marketplace from hundreds of publishers. These savings are available on eBooks, audiobooks as well as huge savings on our streaming video content. Now is the perfect time to offer your…
Librarian’s Share: boosting circulation through Featured Titles
By Theresa Tittle, a Librarian and Selector for the Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma. Ed. note: Pioneer Library System has recently started featuring different titles prominently on their OverDrive-powered website and are seeing a nice circulation boost because of this. We interviewed one of their…
Celebrate Read an eBook Day and win content credit from OverDrive!
We are excited to share that OverDrive will once again be celebrating Read an eBook Day on September 18th. This year we’re giving away four separate content credits of $2,500 to libraries who are celebrating Read an eBook Day. Simply mention OverDrive in a social…
OverDrive to unveil the latest innovations in digital lending at Digipalooza
At Digipalooza, OverDrive will offer a live demonstration of the “new OverDrive”, introducing changes that came about through feedback from our library partners and readers. The new OverDrive will achieve three main pillars of success: Onboard users quickly and easily, engage more deeply with readers,…
Digipalooza ‘15 is almost here!
On Wednesday August 5th, hundreds of librarians and publishers will join Team OverDrive in Cleveland, Ohio for Digipalooza, the 5th international user group conference. Librarians, staff and media specialists from public libraries and schools around the world will participate in informative and interactive sessions covering…
Create a staff of OverDrive champions with our on demand Learning Center
Your staff is busy. Between assisting users with the many programs your library runs, managing the library itself, one-on-one meetings with patrons, cataloging and trying to offer book recommendations, it can be hard to find time for professional development. Team OverDrive understands that your time…
Join us for a Digipalooza author chat with Jane Green on Wednesday!
This Wednesday at 1:30 pm (ET) we will be doing a Twitter chat with Jane Green, author of sixteen New York Times best selling books and keynote speaker at Digipalooza this August. You can join the conversation by following @OverDriveLibs on Twitter and using the hashtag…
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