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OverDrive Marketplace is the heartbeat of our digital library universe. It’s where library and school partners go to add new content to your websites, create curated collections, review user recommendations and analyze Insights and reports. We’ve designed Marketplace to be an easy shopping experience regardless…
eHighlights: The Best New eBooks You Won’t Want to Overlook
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. It’s smack dab in the middle of the dog days of summer for most of us over here in the northern hemisphere. We’re tired. We’re lazy. We want ice cream, and while you’re at it, a…
We’re in Love (with BISAC Codes)
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. I’m sure by now you’ve heard the big news we’ve been shouting from the rooftops: we’ve added BISAC codes to Marketplace! BISAC codes make our hearts skip a beat and have us feeling weak in the…
Reviewing the quantum thriller Dark Matter
By: Kristin Milks, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. What if you could live a life you thought was lost? Walk through a door and be a different version of yourself. Would you do it? Are you happy with the choices you’ve made? Jason wakes up in…
Marketplace updates: Improved Recommend to Library Manager and more
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist OverDrive Marketplace is the cornerstone of your library’s digital collection. It’s where you add content for your users, access reporting and curate your lists. Marketplace is vital to the success of your OverDrive-powered website which is why we…
More than 50 libraries are on pace to hit one million digital checkouts with OverDrive in 2016
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist At the end of each calendar year, we share a list of the highest circulating digital library collections from around the world. As the rise in digital reading (and listening) has grown, so has our “Million Checkout Club.”…
BISAC Tips, Tricks and helpful links
By: Liz Tousey, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Have you heard that we’ve added BISAC subject headings for some of our most popular content? Even if you have, read on anyway. You may have a few questions that can be answered below! BISAC Background…
Find your inner explorer with the new Readers’ Advisory collection
By: Jim Monastra, OverDrive Account Specialist. You are invited to participate in OverDrive’s next Readers’ Advisory project, “Armchair Explorers.” We’ll be featuring titles about adventure and exploration, with two separate collections available for your OverDrive site – one collection that focuses on titles for adults,…
Get popular fiction and LGBT content up to 50% off during the June Extravaganza
All month, we’ve been promoting the ability to save big on loads of content from OverDrive. The June Extravaganza Sale in OverDrive Marketplace with thousands of titles marked down anywhere from 25-50% off their normal sale price. Within the sale you’ll find eBooks, audiobooks and…
Spanish is not a foreign language at OverDrive!
By: Elissa Miller, OverDrive Digital Collection Advisor (Ed. Note: Elissa Miller is a Librarian with a background and speciality in Spanish Language content. In this post she not only highlights many of the curated lists available in OverDrive Marketplace but she also provides stats and…
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