OverDrive Acquired by Rakuten, Owners of Kobo OverDrive is the world’s leading digital content provider of books, movies, music,… Mercy Pilkington19 March 20153 comments2 minute read
New Report Predicts Significant Growth of Global Digital Newspaper Market A new report on the digital newspaper publishing industry has predicted a… Mercy Pilkington13 March 2015One comment2 minute read
Playaway Unveils a Pre-Loaded, Controlled Tablet for Kids’ Circulation Users who are familiar with the technology behind Playaways, the preloaded mini-MP3… Mercy Pilkington4 March 2015One comment2 minute read
Boopsie Library-Branded Apps Increase Patron Engagement When library patrons think of ebook lending, they might be familiar with… Mercy Pilkington16 January 2015One comment2 minute read
Kindle FreeTime Just Got Better with Help from OverDrive One of the more enticing features of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, at… Mercy Pilkington7 May 2014No comments2 minute read
OverDrive Catalog Adds Digital Texts from Pearson One of the main frustrations with the digital textbook market is the… Mercy Pilkington14 March 2014One comment1 minute read
Libraries Fight Back Against Planned Closings With libraries around the world coming under almost as much threat of… Mercy Pilkington11 February 20142 comments2 minute read
Slashed Budgets Mean Libraries Need Digital Lending More than Ever Public libraries have been teetering on the brink of extinction for years,… Mercy Pilkington27 January 20143 comments2 minute read
3M Cloud Library Launches in Canada with New Features eBook lending to public libraries just went international with the first country… Mercy Pilkington22 January 2014One comment1 minute read
OverDrive Offers Digital Kids’ Reading Rooms to Partner Libraries Throughout the recent controversy over inappropriate and explicit content being listed in… Mercy Pilkington2 December 2013One comment2 minute read
OverDrive Media Station Now Widely Available Launched in fifty libraries at the beginning of this year as part… Mercy Pilkington12 November 2013One comment2 minute read
OverDrive Releases Update to School Digital Library Interface OverDrive, one of the world’s largest digital content and media suppliers to… Mercy Pilkington8 November 20132 comments2 minute read
Gale Virtual Reference Library Model Bases eBook Purchase on Usage eBook lending for libraries is still an issue for many reading consumers,… Mercy Pilkington1 November 20132 comments2 minute read
A Step Backward for UK eBook Lending New concerns are growing among UK publishers over the fair compensation for… Mercy Pilkington3 August 2013One comment2 minute read
Libraries Receive New Digital Periodical Platform Digital magazine newsstand platform Zinio and leading audiobook provider Recorded Bookshave joined… Mercy Pilkington31 May 2012One comment2 minute read