With Print Supplies Disrupted, More Schools Adopt Digital Books for Remote Learning
Sept. 24, 2020 – Students access assigned curriculum titles as ebook or audiobook via Sora reading app
“Read an Ebook Day” Unites Booklovers Around the World
Sept. 18, 2020 – Hundreds of thousands join international day of digital reading and share their love of reading on social media
AU/NZ-wide Digital Book Club Lets Readers Reopen the Mystery
Sept. 17, 2020 – Library patrons can read and discuss darkly comic “The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone” ebook for free
Public Libraries Connecting Readers Through National Digital Reading Event
Sept. 14, 2020 – New epic saga ebook now available for reading and social media discussion
Readers Share an Unforgettable International Bestseller Through UK-wide Digital Book Club
Sept. 10, 2020 – Library patrons will be able to read and discuss “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” ebook for free
Canadian Readers Laugh Along with Country-wide Digital Book Club
Sept. 3, 2020 – Library patrons can read and discuss humorous and touching “Bad Ideas” ebook or audiobook for free
Libraries Around the World Investigate Thrilling Conspiracies in Largest Digital Book Club
Aug. 3, 2020 – Rousing page-turner “The Darwin Affair” ebook and audiobook now available from public libraries for reading and discussion with global audience
OverDrive to Acquire RBdigital from RBmedia
June 23, 2020 – Acquisition follows recent sale of OverDrive to KKR from Rakuten
KKR Completes Acquisition of OverDrive
June 9, 2020
OverDrive Education Reports Rapid Increase in Ebook and Audiobook Adoption Since COVID-19 Outbreak
May 28, 2020 – Over 26,000 schools and districts now connecting students at home with Sora reading app and 6 million donated ebooks and audiobooks
OverDrive Professional Provides Libby App to Corporate Libraries and the Workplace
May 7, 2020 – Largest collection of career, IT, reference and management ebooks and audiobooks supplement university and corporate libraries
Libraries Worldwide Unite With Largest Digital Book Club
Mar. 23, 2020 – Engaging and informative “Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic” ebook and audiobook now available for reading and global discussion