5 recent updates to help you get the most out of Sora
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison The last six months brought many exciting updates to Sora, the student reading app. If you’re looking for a refresher, check out the list of highlights below. These new features and offerings go beyond just ebooks and audiobooks, making Sora…
Register for our new and improved Introduction to Marketplace webinar!
By: Emma Dwyer, Product Trainer January 2022 was quite possibly the longest January ever, so I’m shockingly relieved to see February! That’s rare considering it’s firmly winter here in Ohio, and we’ve had buckets of snow lately. On the bright side, the arrival of a…
The latest issue of Perspectives on Reading is here!
The latest issue of Perspectives on Reading is now available and full of incredible stories and ideas from all over the reading world. Topics you’ll find in this latest edition: How Boulder Library fosters hands-on learning & purposeful experiences with their makerspace The benefits of…
Find your students’ perfect reading match for Valentine’s Day
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist We can all admit it’s a magical feeling when you find THE book. There’s an instant connection. They just “get you.” You’re counting the minutes until you’re together again. But when you’re in the literary love game, you may have…
9 romances published in 2021 you may have missed
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist Here at OverDrive, we read romance all year long. But we also know February is the month when a lot of people turn to romance novels, possibly for the first time. So in the spirit of our love…
#TCEA22 is almost here — plan your visit with the Sora team now!
The Sora reading app team is on the road again, and this time we’ll be at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Convention & Exposition (Feb. 7-10) in Dallas, Texas! To open the festivities, you can check out a concurrent session (“How One District is…
Be In the Know with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers!
Join Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (LBYR) for a special catalog presentation on Wed., Feb. 23, 2022 at 2pm ET. Don’t miss out on this chance to hear from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lev Grossman as he discusses his latest middle grade…
Rediscover Marketplace with all new live February K-12 webinars!
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager I am still writing “2020” on my documents, so it’s not surprising to me that many folks continue to discover the Sora student reading app two-plus years into the pandemic. Being immersed in digital content for work ensures that I’m…
The next Together We Read US is almost here!
It’s time for another Together We Read for our United States libraries! This digital book club is an opportunity for users at United States libraries to read the same book at the same time. From Feb. 7 – 21, 2022, readers will be able to…
Meet the new Professional Book Nerds!
Since its inception in 2015, OverDrive’s podcast Professional Book Nerds (PBN) has produced over 600 episodes and 1.8 million downloads, and has interviewed hundreds of authors ranging from debut authors to Pultizer Prize winners. PBN records, edits and produces two episodes a week: Mondays are…