Terry Pratchett, we’ll miss you
As most of you have probably heard, Sir Terry Pratchett (an author whose works I dearly loved) passed away yesterday, March 12th, 2015. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, and managed to fight it, while continuing to write best sellers. He called it…
Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob and the whole Nickelodeon gang are now available through OverDrive!
OverDrive is excited to announce that we are the first digital content provider live with narrated and fixed layout eBook titles available for libraries and schools in the U.S. to add to their collections! These interactive titles contain popular characters including Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob, iCarly, the Teenage…
Get 100 free Chinese eBooks for your digital collection!
To celebrate the Chinese New Year we are excited to offer any library or school 100 free Chinese eBooks when they add the Chinese User Interface to their digital library website from now until March 31st. OverDrive offers more than a dozen language options, including both traditional and…
Highlight your streaming video collection with the new OverDrive Screening Room!
Last year OverDrive provided library partners the opportunity to highlight children and young adult content by offering an eReading Room for kids and teens. The purpose was to provide a solution that would feature popular Juvenile/YA content for kids in a safe, digital environment, while allowing parents…
Why Digipalooza is a can’t miss conference (from those who have attended!)
Have you registered yet for Digipalooza? Space is filling up quickly so make sure to register soon. Did you know that 98% of Digipalooza ‘13 attendees agreed that they would consider attending Digipalooza again and would also recommend the conference to a friend or colleague?…
Join our #ODchat about kid lit on Feb 26th!
Last month we hosted our first ever #ODchat on Twitter. The goal was to create a monthly conversation centered around reading and technology and we had a blast! As you may know, March 2nd is Read Across America Day where schools and libraries will celebrate Dr….
A look back at a record breaking year in digital reading (Infographic)
2014 was another record year for libraries and digital reading! Around the world users borrowed more than 136 million digital titles from OverDrive powered library and school websites. This included more than 15 million browser-based titles borrowed using OverDrive read and over 32 million audiobooks! To…
Happy Galentine’s Day! Books for you and your gals.
Rest assured, you don’t have to be a fan of the show Parks and Recreation to celebrate Galentine’s Day. According to Leslie Knope (Actress and comedienne Amy Poehler’s character on the show), February 13th is a day for women to leave their male significant others…
Coming soon for U.S. and Canadian libraries: Disney streaming video!
We are excited to announce an agreement with The Walt Disney Studios to offer more than 100 streaming video titles to public library partners in the U.S. and Canada. This licensing agreement strengthens a robust catalog of thousands of streaming video titles available through OverDrive,…
Fall in love with February’s romance sale
Just in time for the month of love, OverDrive is offering 30-50% off over 2,000 titles from our Romance collection. The sale, on now, continues through February 28, 2015. There is a romance novel out there for every kind of reader! From plain and simple…
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