Overdrive is one of the largest technology companies that lays down the infrastructure for libraries to loan out digital books. If you have an Android, Windows 8, or iOS device, you can read books right within its dedicated Overdrive app. Up until now, if you were a Linux user, you were often a forgotten minority. Overdrive has released new information that will allow Linux … [Read more...] about OverDrive Media Console Now Available on Linux
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Overdrive Demonstrates HTML5 Reading on the Wii-U
Overdrive is hoping to bring younger readers into the library to borrow digital books in innovative new ways. The company, famous for being the largest content distribution platform, showed off its Overdrive Read HTML5 platform today to Good e-Reader at the American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference in Seattle, Washington. The Nintendo Wii-U is the latest … [Read more...] about Overdrive Demonstrates HTML5 Reading on the Wii-U
Overdrive to Launch Audio and Video Streaming Services
Overdrive did not attend CES in an official capacity, but we managed to catch up with CEO Steve Potash. He spoke to us about the new Overdrive Read HTML5 reader and how it is now officially going live in a staggered release to all participating libraries that use the company's digital content distribution system. One of the things Overdrive is going to be releasing in the next … [Read more...] about Overdrive to Launch Audio and Video Streaming Services