Overdrive is getting into the digital magazine and newspaper business, which was the last major vertices that now makes them an all in one solution. The company has announced that conjunction with Barnes and Noble there is now more than 1,000 issues available for libraries in the US and UK to incorporate into their collections. The collection includes the best coverage of … [Read more...] about Overdrive Starts Marketing Digital Magazines and Newspapers to Libraries
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Library Customers Often Buy the Most Books
There is a very strong connotation among publishers that library patrons are freeloaders and giving a book away devalues the product. A recent survey conducted by Overdrive and the American Library Association’s Office seeks to dispel this notion. An extensive online poll was conducted with over 75,000 library ebook readers and it found that these patrons purchase an average … [Read more...] about Library Customers Often Buy the Most Books
Overdrive Adds 40,000 New eBook Titles in the Last Month
Overdrive is the definitive leader in technology to facilitate digital ebook lending from your local library. Every month around 30 to 50 different libraries in Canada, US, UK, and Australia sign up for the Overdrive content distribution platform. Today, the company has announced that in the last month it has added over 40,000 new ebook titles. New publisher partnerships have … [Read more...] about Overdrive Adds 40,000 New eBook Titles in the Last Month
Overdrive Announces Big Data Report at the London Book Fair
Overdrive has finally released its eagerly anticipated "Big Data" report on digital library usage and metrics. The company intends to regularly release statistics on over 19,000 libraries that reach 219 different countries. In March 2012, five million visitors viewed 146 million pages in 12.6 million visits to the Overdrive website. The average ebook catalogs hosted more … [Read more...] about Overdrive Announces Big Data Report at the London Book Fair
The Top 10 Most Borrowed eBooks from the Library in 2011
Many people are rediscovering their local libraries in the digital era with their trusty e-readers. eBooks continue to be a resounding success and libraries in the USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK are seeing record loans of digital books. Overdrive is the leading provider of ebooks and runs a content distribution system that many libraries dig because of its ease of use. … [Read more...] about The Top 10 Most Borrowed eBooks from the Library in 2011
Libraries Experiencing Record Audio and eBook Borrowing
Libraries using the Overdrive content delivery system for patrons to checkout books are experiencing record numbers across the USA. Since 2007, the company has loaned out almost 60 million ebooks and in 2011 they have just reached the 26 million mark. Overdrive currently reaches over 17,000 libraries in the USA and K12 schools. It is really the best stocked content … [Read more...] about Libraries Experiencing Record Audio and eBook Borrowing