Hear the best audiobooks of 2019 with the Professional Book Nerds
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist We frequently talk about ebooks here on the blog, but of course, we also all love audiobooks. If you ever visit our Blue Sky Campus in Cleveland, you’ll notice that many of us enjoy lunch or a walk…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: What devices are students using? (Part 3)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist This series analyzes data from the newly released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report co-sponsored by ASCD and OverDrive Education. The report aggregates responses from 2,000 K-12 administrators to identify how ebooks and audiobooks are currently being used, in…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: Trends in instructional materials budgeting (Part 2)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist In this series, we’re taking a deep dive into the findings of the newly released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report co-sponsored by ASCD and OverDrive Education. The report compiles responses from 2,000 K-12 administrators to identify how ebooks…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: Ebook & Audiobook Trends for the Classroom & School Library (Part 1)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist Whether it’s deployed inside or outside the classroom, there’s no question that digital content is weaving itself into the fabric of students’ everyday educational experiences. This is reflected in the results of The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report,…
Listen up! Over 800 HarperCollins audiobook titles now available in CPC for $2.99 or less
Over the past few years, audiobooks have consistently been gaining in popularity. Many of our library partners have been leveraging this rise, often seeing double-digit checkout growth year over year. One of the best ways to leverage the rising demand for audiobooks is with Cost…
The Subtle Joys of Audiobooks
By: Anna Kogan, Support Specialist It’s been 10 years since I graduated high school, and I wonder what my academic life would have looked like had I come of age with a smartphone in hand. Having attended a notoriously competitive high school, the bar was…
10 books to read after you binge Stranger Things
Mornings might be for coffee and contemplation, but this weekend is for binge-watching everyone’s favorite Netflix series, Stranger Things. After waiting for over a year, we’ll all soon sit down to uncover the next chapter of the saga in Hawkins. The Mind Flayer is back,…
Save on audiobooks during June and celebrate Audiobook Month all year long
Listen up! June is here, which means it’s time to start celebrating Audiobook Month. From being your best workout partner to being a great way of keeping kids and teens reading all summer long, there’s a reason that audiobooks are the fastest-growing reading format. From…
OverDrive’s favorite audiobooks
When I say we here at the OverDrive offices love audiobooks, what I mean is if you ever walk around our Blue Sky Campus and see employees sitting in their cubes with earbuds in, there’s a very good chance they are listening to an audiobook….
5 tips to make the most of Audiobook Month in June
By: Bailey Hotujac, Account Manager Here at OverDrive, we’re big fans of reading in all forms. Humans were sharing stories orally long before a written language was developed, so it’s no accident that audiobooks have exploded over the last few years. In the words of…