Congratulations to the Digital Dash winners!
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist The Digital Dash challenge wrapped up 2017 helping our partners across the world set record numbers in eBook and digital audiobook checkouts. We are proud to announce 18 lucky winners randomly chosen from libraries that hit or exceeded their…
Public libraries reach 225 million digital checkouts in record-breaking 2017
2017 was another landmark year in digital reading, as our 40,000 library and school partners circulated a quarter-of-a -billion eBooks and audiobooks through their OverDrive-powered collections. The more than 225 million borrowed titles represent a 14% growth in checkouts from 2016, which was also a…
Literary holidays to celebrate all year long (and the books to read during them)
Each year, our calendars are loaded with days earmarked for celebrating birthdays, national holidays, and anniversaries. These are all wonderful, of course, but we prefer our holidays to have a bit of a literary twist. There are countless literary holidays you can choose to celebrate…
If my cat were a book character…
The OverDrive Staff are as crazy about their pets as most people… so we asked some of them to compare their four-legged family members to book characters. Check out the dogs, too! I can’t help but think of Maple when I see Mochi from…
If my dog were a book character…
The OverDrive Staff are as crazy about their pets as most people… so we asked some of them to compare their four-legged family members to book characters. Check out the cats too! My dog, Bianca, reminds me of Rapunzel from the German fairy tale…
Retaining new users beyond the holidays
It’s no secret that libraries see an increase in usage during the holiday season. We’ve previously offered you a preparation strategy so you’re ready for the wave of readers learning about your digital collection for the first time. Having a robust selection that can accommodate them should…
No Library Card? No Problem: bring new users in with Libby
For several months, libraries around the United States have been piloting OverDrive’s instant access “Instant Digital Card” feature through our award-winning reading app Libby. By adding this powerful engagement tool to your OverDrive services, you’re providing potential users instant access to a library card and…
Beyond the bestsellers: Capitalizing on the Holiday Spectacular Sale
By: Ryan Chamberlain, OverDrive Publisher Account Specialist Merry mid-December. It’s that time of year again, the time when everyone’s merry’d you with just about every possible holiday. You’ve been wished, impossibly, a happy Black Friday, been spammed with decks of ‘gift cards’ for the full…
Libby named one of Google Play’s Best Apps of 2017
Every December, Google honors a select number of apps in their Google Play store as the best of the best. These apps are broken out into various categories and highlighted on their homepage for users to discover. Libby, our one-tap reading app, was honored as one of…
5 Search Features in Libby That Every Bookworm Will Love
By: Rickie Mascia, OverDrive Social Media Specialist Throughout the year, libraries add thousands of eBooks and audiobooks to their digital collection, making it fairly easy to get lost in a sea of titles when searching for your next great read. Libby, our one-tap reading app, is…
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