Overdrive has quietly unveiled a radical change to their audiobook encryption system and it could have massive ramifications for any library that carries them. They are switching from the bulk and cumbersome WMA format and gravitating towards a simple DRM-Free MP3 Edition of the audiobook. When you read a book, listen to a audiobook or watch a movie, you are mainly doing it … [Read more...] about Overdrive Going DRM-Free with Audiobooks
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Overdrive Secures the Rights for 500 Penguin Audiobooks
Overdrive and Penguin have come to terms on a new agreement that will see over 500 audiobooks become available to libraries. These new audio editions will be available for public and college libraries in the U.S. and Canada under the one copy/one user lending model in both the WMA and MP3 format. The Penguin audiobooks are mainly backlist titles, but there are a number of … [Read more...] about Overdrive Secures the Rights for 500 Penguin Audiobooks
Overdrive to launch Expanded Audiobook Functionality later this Year
Overdrive is well known as the premier eBook content distribution platform that libraries use to facilitate the lending of digital books, audiobooks, videos and more. Today the company announced it will update its popular audiobook download services to include new options for readers to instantly “See Book—Hear Book.” Scheduled for launch later this year, streaming audiobooks … [Read more...] about Overdrive to launch Expanded Audiobook Functionality later this Year