American Sniper is the next Big Library Read!
The votes have been tallied and the overwhelming winner for the next Big Library Read is American Sniper, the New York Times number one bestselling autobiography by Chris Kyle. From March 17-31 millions of readers from around the world can join the Big Library Read…
Let’s Hear It for the 2016 Audie Award Finalists and the Rise of the Spoken Word Format
By Annie Suhy, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive. As a working mom with a young baby, I don’t have time for leisurely reading. To be perfectly honest, I barely have time for showering and going to the bathroom so curling up on the…
An update regarding the problems with the recent OverDrive iOS app update
We released OverDrive v3.5.0 for iOS on Monday, February 1, 2016. Among other things, this updated version of the app resolves long-standing issues related to saving audiobook position and syncing. Unfortunately, it also introduced a new bug that prevented some users from opening or using…
Create Reading Happiness at your library with this special webcast
Here at OverDrive we believe that the library is the central connecting point in a community, the glue the brings everyone together. This means, as a library, you need to have materials and programs for all members of your diverse community. A library’s success comes…
Librarian’s Share: Go on a Blind Date with an eBook
By Joey Garcia, Infortmation & Technology Librarian at the Robert J. Kleberg Public Library Recently we spoke with Joey Garcia of the Robert J. Kleberg Public Library about a unique marketing idea they’re using to promote their digital library. The library has started promoting their…
Save big on Chinese language content and win a Facebook Ad from OverDrive
From now until March 8th libraries can save 25-50% on over 15,000 Chinese eBooks and audiobooks in OverDrive Marketplace. There you’ll find ready made collections of titles including Chinese culture, recipes, language learning and lists of the most popular content borrowed by patrons. These titles…
Librarian’s Share: Hillsborough County Public Library’s innovative marketing leads to record checkouts
By Brian Walton, Principal Librarian for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Recently I had the chance to chat with Brian Walton from Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library about the marketing strategy they used to set circulation records in December to surpass one million checkouts for the…
We want you and your readers to pick the next Big Library Read title!
All this week our library partners and their users have the opportunity to select the next title that will be read during the Big Library Read. By going to the Big Library Read website, you can vote on the title that will be read by…
Your library can win a Harry Potter experience
OverDrive is excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Pottermore to give away tickets to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida and Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter in…
Love is in the air with the new Readers’ Advisory collection
By Jim Monastra, an Account Specialist with OverDrive You are invited to participate in OverDrive’s next Readers’ Advisory project, which centers on terrific romantic titles. As with the last campaign, we will be showcasing two separate collections for your OverDrive site – one collection that…
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