Overdrive Magazines will launch this summer for libraries that want to carry them. They will be able to be read on Libby and your internet browser. This is the first time that the company is going to be involved in the magazine sector outside of the US. OverDrive’s magazine service features no circulation cap, … [Read more...]
Overdrive has loaned out over 1 billion eBooks
Overdrive is the largest company currently operating in the digital library space and they have just proclaimed that over one billion ebooks have loaned out. This is a far cry from one million digital book checkouts in 2007 and 100 million in 2012. “Libraries are at the forefront of a digitally evolving world, … [Read more...]
Recorded Books has incorporated streaming video in their RBDIGITAL App
Recorded Books has just launched a new streaming video service that is available for libraries that do business with them. It provides unlimited viewing of shows made possible through an innovative, new pricing model for libraries. With the new streaming video service, library patrons can binge-watch videos the same … [Read more...]
National Library of Norway Digitizes 250,000 ebooks
The National Library of Norway has just digitized 250,000 ebooks from physical copies that were all published before the year 2000. The vast majority of titles have some sort of historical importance in Norway or are royalty free and considered classics. Around 4,000 titles has not been published for free, as they … [Read more...]
AR, VR and Alexa will dominate ALA Midwinter
The American Library Association Midwinter conference is occuring at the Colorado convention centre from February 9-12. Unlike previous years where audiobooks, ebooks and politics dominate the discussion groups, this year is entirely different. AR, VR and voice assistants are going to dominate the Future of Libraries … [Read more...]
Overdrive Launches Cost Per Circ
Overdrive announced a new Cost Per Circ system last year and it allows libraries to have a huge influx of digital content that can loaned out to as many users as they want simultaneously and libraries only pay when the audiobook or ebook is actually borrowed. This is a great way to populate an extensive digital … [Read more...]
58 Libraries Loaned out over 1 million ebooks in 2017
There has been a dramatic influx of of people borrowing audiobooks and ebooks from the public library. OverDrive announced that 58 library systems set a new record for lending 1 million eBooks and digital audiobooks in 2017, this is an increase from the 49 libraries reached 1 million checkouts in 2016. Overdrive is … [Read more...]
What Digital Company does your local library deal with?
There are dozens of companies operating in the digital library space such as Baker & Taylor, Hoopla, LexisNexis, Overdrive, RBDigital, or Zinio. These guys primarily power the audiobook and ebook collections at your local branch. Some of the bigger libraries deal with more than one company, which has a huge impact on … [Read more...]
Libraries are increasing their social media awareness
Librarians these days are very tech savvy. They can walk patrons through the process of borrowing audiobooks, ebooks, digital magazines and newspapers. Not to mention the myriad of apps they need to know like the back of their hand. Many libraries are now turning to social media to promote their branch and to foster … [Read more...]
Overdrive Reports eBook Loans Increased by 14% and Audiobooks 24%
Overdrive is the largest company operating in the digital library space the vast majority of branches do business with them. They have just announced that in 2017 there were 155 million ebook loans, which was an increase of 11% from 2016 and there was 68 million audiobook loans. There was 59 libraries that loaned out … [Read more...]
Hoopla Experiences a 174% increase in ebook loans
Hoopla is one of the leading companies that power libraries digital catalogs. They currently deal with over 1,600 public library systems across North America including Boston Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, Chicago Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and Edmonton … [Read more...]
Hoopla Now Offers Marvel Comics and Graphic Novels
Hoopla has just ironed out a deal with Marvel comics to offer 250 graphic novels to libraries that do business with them. This announcement comes a couple years after Hoopla made similar deals with Dark Horse, DC Comics and Image Comics. Hoopla now has the largest selection of comic books out of any company currently … [Read more...]