Why every library should be providing digital audiobooks to their users
Did you know that audiobook usage is continuously growing and that the average audiobook user listens to five audiobooks each year? This means there’s never been a better time to start offering them to your users. Audiobooks keep readers connected to the stories and authors…
5 easy ways to help your staff prepare for the holiday season around the library
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist The holidays are a busy time. We appreciate that you are likely running multiple seasonal campaigns and events while also dealing with staff taking time off. To top everything off, each holiday season leads to an influx of…
Curated collection ideas to boost your circulation
Adam Sockel is OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. We mentioned a few times how great curated collections are. They let you decide what to show off in your digital library site and they help circulate titles that may need some love. But “ugh”, it’s hard to come…
6 Reasons why you should be using audiobooks everyday
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. Here at OverDrive it’s no secret that we love eBooks. They’re the best way to make sure you always have something to read anytime, anywhere. We also have a fairly substantial obsession with audiobooks though, and for good…
OverDrive app to be featured in Android Auto demos at Google I/O conference
Exciting news for your library’s audiobooks! On May 28-29, attendees of the Google I/O conference in San Francisco will have the opportunity to demo OverDrive’s Android app with Android Auto support. Android Auto was designed to make it easy for drivers to more safely interact…
Using the OverDrive app with the Apple Watch
As you may have heard, Apple made some news recently by adding a new product to their line of devices, the Apple Watch. Wearable technology has been trending lately ever since fitness trackers like the FitBit and the Nike+ Fuelband became popular and Apple has joined…
The SYNC program is back, providing free YA audiobooks all summer long!
The summer SYNC program is back again for 2015, offering two free audiobooks each week all summer long! The program starts May 7th and will offer two Young Adult audiobooks, one classic title and one current title, that users can keep as long as they…
CES 2015: Connecting all of the things
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 really expended the “internet of things.” In essence, that’s just a fun way to say that all sorts of every-day things (from light-bulbs to thermostats) are getting connected to your home network. I think it’s pretty sweet, because, in a…
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