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Good e-Reader covers all of the latest trends with audiobooks and e-books in the public library. Find out the latest industry news from companies such as Overdrive, 3M, Baker & Taylor, Zinio.

Softlink and Overdrive brings Harry Potter books to Australia

Softlink is the leading content distribution system in Australia and formed a…

Overdrive and Libraries Will Start Lending Harry Potter eBooks March 29th

Overdrive and public libraries will begin dispensing the Harry Potter eBooks that…

Libranda, OverDrive Take On eBook Library Lending in Spain

One of the polarizing issues in the U.S. ebook market right now…

Overdrive Suspends Pre-Ordering of New Harry Potter Books

Overdrive has until recently offered the ability for libraries and clients to…

Bilbary eBook Library in Beta Test

Last month, GoodeReader profiled a new ebook company that aims to offer…

ALA President Raphael on the Current State of eBook Lending

Publisher’s Weekly caught up with American Library Association president Molly Raphael at…

3M, OverDrive Forge Ahead Providing Digital Content for Public Libraries

Two major companies involved in providing digital content and technology solutions to…

Scholastic Launches Storia – New eBook Distribution Program

Scholastic Publishing and Books is launching a new program currently in beta…

ALA Asks Random House to Remove 300% Price Increase

The American Library Association has been doing all it can to end…

Overdrive Acquires Cloud Based Company Booki.sh

Overdrive will soon be ushering in a new way to read and…

Smashwords and Baker & Taylor Partner for 100,000 eBooks on Blio

Baker & Taylor, one of the world’s largest book distributors, has reached…

Libraries, Patrons to Pay the Price in Random House’s eBook Lending

Just when it seems that libraries and publishers are finally coming to…

Overdrive Media Console Now On The Blackberry Playbook

It has been a super busy last few weeks here at Good…

Overdrive Win platform Seeks to Heal the Rift with Publishers

Overdrive has finally launched their pilot project for their new Win Platform.…

Should Overdrive Develop Its Own e-Reader?

Overdrive is the company responsible for the facilitation of ebook lending from…

Bookbaby Signs Agreements with eBookPie, Baker & Taylor, and Gardners

Bookbaby is one of the leading self-publishing companies in the world that…

Overdrive Releases 3 New Test Drive Devices

Overdrive has expanded upon a new program called Test Drive that allows…

Bilbary Seeks to Heal the Digital Rift Between Publishers and Libraries

When ebook platform Bilbary launches sometime in March or April, it will…

Overdrive Unleashing New Initiatives in eBook Lending

Overdrive is the main company libraries use in the USA, Canada, Australia,…

Penguin Severs ties with OverDrive and Strikes a Blow to Ebook Lending

GoodEReader reported last month that the American Library Association had asked for…

Random House Titles Available for Library Lending…with a Price Increase

The ALA Midwinter Conference was held in Dallas, TX, only a couple…

OverDrive and the Work of Ebook Lending

Steve Potash, CEO of OverDrive, was in attendance at the Digital Book…

3M Library Systems Brings Library E-reader to Digital Book World

Tom Mercer of 3M Library Systems Cloud-Based Library was on hand at…