UK eBook Lending Program a Success for Libraries, Publishers A recent program for UK libraries to lend ebooks has been considered… Mercy Pilkington13 April 2014One comment2 minute read
OverDrive eReading Rooms Engage Libraries’ Youngest Patrons As libraries look for news ways to stay relevant and meet their… Mercy Pilkington8 April 2014One comment2 minute read
New Survey Demonstrates Rise in Library Spending Library Journal has released the results of its 2014 survey, which tracks… Mercy Pilkington10 March 2014One comment2 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
App Ratings Show Readers Prefer OverDrive for eBook Lending As library ebook lending for both academic and public institutions continues to… Mercy Pilkington23 January 2014One comment2 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
Norway’s Answer to eBook Lending: Free Books As US libraries and subscription models struggle with publishers and rights holders… Mercy Pilkington16 January 2014One comment2 minute read
DBW Buzzwords, Interview with Tim O’Reilly Another great DBW digital publishing conference is behind us, and once again… Mercy Pilkington16 January 2014One comment3 minute read
OverDrive Announces Banner Year for School, Library eBook Lending As digital library lending continues to take root in public and school… Mercy Pilkington14 January 2014No comments2 minute read
Scribd, Smashwords Partner to Put Indie Authors’ Work in Subscription Service This might be a biased statement given the amount of news that… Mercy Pilkington19 December 20133 comments2 minute read
Strong News About Library Use by Pew Internet One of the really interesting dynamics about public libraries is that, even… Mercy Pilkington11 December 20132 comments2 minute read
McGraw Hill Teams Up with OverDrive to Offer Catalog of Professional Titles OverDrive, the world’s largest provider of digital content to academic and public… Mercy Pilkington5 December 2013One comment2 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
Outlook Grim for Public Libraries As if public libraries have ever had the problem of having too… Mercy Pilkington25 November 2013One comment2 minute read
OverDrive: Schools Are Going Digital Faster Than Ever According to new data from digital content distributor OverDrive, schools are adopting… Mercy Pilkington14 November 20133 comments1 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
3M and eBook Lending Make an Appearance at Frankfurt Book Fair eBook lending is in a state of frustratingly slow adoption, which is… Mercy Pilkington12 October 2013One comment2 minute read
Scribd eBook Subscription Plan Works Across Multiple Devices In the six years since Trip Adler created a startup called Scribd,… Mercy Pilkington2 October 2013One comment2 minute read
Second OverDrive “Big Library Read” Project Includes School Libraries Earlier this year, digital content distributor OverDrive partnered with publisher Sourcebooks in… Mercy Pilkington18 September 2013One comment2 minute read
Jamie Oliver Cookbook Offered as Value-Added Content to UK Libraries Thanks to initiatives like the joint Sourcebooks and OverDrive project earlier this… Mercy Pilkington30 August 2013No comments2 minute read
Swedish Company Revolutionizes EU eBook Lending As US publishers and libraries still struggle to create a mutually beneficial… Mercy Pilkington26 August 20132 comments2 minute read
