Rakuten Overdrive is the largest audiobook and e-book company that is involved in the digital library sector. They currently have a portfolio of 38,000 libraries and schools that do business with them, 2,000 of which signed up in 2017 alone. Overdrive has provided Good e-Reader with a status update on loan circulation for the first six months of the year. David Burleigh the … [Read more...] about Overdrive experiences a 23% increase in audiobook loans
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Overdrive rebrands their company to Overdrive Rakuten
Overdrive is the largest company involved in the digital library sector and they were purchased by Rakuten in 2015. As part of a unified branding strategy, OverDrive has changed their corporate brand name to Rakuten OverDrive on July 1 to align with other Rakuten companies in the U.S. Hiroshi Mikitani, founder and CEO of Rakuten said in a statement “To help you to achieve … [Read more...] about Overdrive rebrands their company to Overdrive Rakuten
These are the most popular Canadian Books at the Library
The Vancouver Public Library has just posted the top 10 books that are most frequently checked out. The library says the data was gathered over the last 15 years, which is as far back as its computer records go. 1. The Corporation by Joel Bakan 2. Obasan by Joy Kogawa 3. Room by Emma Donoghue 4. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle 5. Life of Pi by Yann … [Read more...] about These are the most popular Canadian Books at the Library
American Library Association Partners with Google
The American Library Association has just partnered with Google for a “Ready to Code" program. The $500,000 pilot program is part of Phase III of Libraries Ready to Code, an ongoing collaboration between ALA and Google to ensure that expert library professionals are prepared to develop and deliver programming that promotes computer science and computational thinking among … [Read more...] about American Library Association Partners with Google
Millennials May Be the Salvation of Libraries
While previous studies have shown the majority of Americans cite libraries as a vital public resource in their communities, those same studies cited an alarming fact: Americans simply don't use their libraries. Fortunately, their luck is about to change. New survey results from the Pew Research Center have found that millenials are stepping up in a big way and taking advantage … [Read more...] about Millennials May Be the Salvation of Libraries
Hoopla adds 15,000 HarperCollins eBooks to their catalog
Hoopla has just signed an expanded agreement with HarperCollins, which will add more than 15,000 eBooks within the next two weeks. With this content agreement, patrons of participating libraries will have access to the HarperCollins global English Language catalog of acclaimed authors – which includes titles from HarperCollins Christian Publishing, HarperCollins UK and … [Read more...] about Hoopla adds 15,000 HarperCollins eBooks to their catalog
OneClickDigital and Zinio merged into a single app – RBdigital
Recorded Books and RBmedia have just launched a new app called RBdigital, which brings together OneClickDigital and Zinio for Libraries into a singular app for Android and iOS. To make it as easy as possible for libraries to adopt the new app, Recorded Books also offers live training webinars to get new users up to speed, as well as free technical support for patrons and … [Read more...] about OneClickDigital and Zinio merged into a single app – RBdigital
Bibliotheca and 3M Cloud Library Unveil EPUB3 Support
The 3M Cloud Library and their parent company Bibliotheca are bringing ePub3 support for large graphic books. Unlike other vendors, these books are fully downloadable to be available for offline reading. This enables libraries to expand their options for their patrons – convenient digital books for summer reading during travel or trips to the park or beach. In order to draw … [Read more...] about Bibliotheca and 3M Cloud Library Unveil EPUB3 Support
Hoopla Continues to be Bullish on Audiobooks
Patrons are increasingly turning to hoopla digital for Audiobooks – in fact, 97 percent of all audiobooks on hoopla have been borrowed this year alone. Moreover, audiobooks have more than doubled their transactional volume over last year. Hoopla is one of the most disruptive companies currently operating in the digital audiobook space for libraries. They abide by the … [Read more...] about Hoopla Continues to be Bullish on Audiobooks
UK Libraries Can Loan Out An Unlimited Number of Harry Potter eBooks
The UK library system has just signed a deal with Pottermore that will allow the first book in the series to have an unlimited number of loans via distribution apps OverDrive, BorrowBox from Bolinda and Askews & Holts from June 26th to July 9th. Libraries will not be charged for any loans on J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Pottermore is arming … [Read more...] about UK Libraries Can Loan Out An Unlimited Number of Harry Potter eBooks