OverDrive Launches Deep Search and Notify Me Features to Help Readers Discover Books Beyond the Library’s Collection
Jan. 26, 2023 – New feature in Libby benefits librarians, readers and publishers with expanded choice and real-time reports
Public Libraries Lend One Billion Titles with the Libby Reading App
Jan. 25, 2023 – Accessing libraries for reading is a “joyful” antidote to inflation
TeachingBooks is New “Sora Extra” for Easy Access to Book-Specific Resources within Sora Reading App
Jan. 23, 2023 – At FETC, educators can learn how to enhance instruction of ebooks and audiobooks in the widely used Sora app
More Public Libraries Than Ever Exceed 1 Million Digital Book Checkouts in 2022
Jan. 11, 2023 – Los Angeles Public Library leads circulation list with Toronto Public Library, Twin Cities Metro eLibrary and National Library of Singapore among highest-performing libraries
Kanopy’s New Subscription Model Proves to Maximize Efficiency for Academic Libraries
Jan 10, 2023 – Since its launch last year, librarians have rapidly adopted Kanopy BASE as a powerful tool for efficient, immediate access to core curricular titles
Canadians Explore the Question “What If” During Countrywide Digital Book Club
Jan. 10, 2023 – Library patrons can read and discuss award-winning “If Sylvie Had Nine Lives” as an ebook for free
OverDrive Releases 2022 Digital Book Circulation Data and Highlights
Jan. 6, 2023 – Libraries worldwide break records to meet demand
2022’s Most Popular Ebooks and Audiobooks from Public Libraries
Dec. 22, 2022 – Data from leading digital platform OverDrive reveals top titles amid growing demand for library lending
“Brainwashed: Sex–Camera–Power” Film Now Exclusively Available to Stream on Kanopy
Dec. 20, 2022 – Highly acclaimed Sundance documentary exposes the gendered filmmaking lens, available for North American colleges and universities
New Choice Survey Shows Shift in Academic Library Digital Collections Toward Popular Fiction and Nonfiction
Dec. 7, 2022 – 85% of academic libraries include ebook and digital audiobooks in their collections, with non-curriculum-based ebooks one of the fastest growing segments
You Can Join the World’s Largest Digital Book Club with Newbery Honor Award-Winning Young Adult Novel
Nov. 2, 2022 – Booklovers can read Indigenous fantasy “A Snake Falls to Earth” as an ebook or audiobook for free and discuss with global audience
Demand for Digital Books in Academic Libraries Significantly Increases in 2022
Nov. 1, 2022 – OverDrive Academic reports growth in fiction and nonfiction genres across the board; comics and manga drive largest gains
OverDrive Education Donates 100 Juvenile and Young Adult Ebooks, Audiobooks to Every Canadian School
Oct. 20, 2022 – Canada “Sora Starter” collection includes high-interest, always-available titles from Canadian publishers ECW Press, House of Anansi, Dundurn Press and more at no cost