When library patrons think of ebook lending, they might be familiar with the powers behind the books, with names like OverDrive or 3M distributing content to their local libraries. But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of library patrons in the US didn't even know their public libraries could lend ebooks, despite the current numbers that 90% … [Read more...] about Boopsie Library-Branded Apps Increase Patron Engagement
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Libraries Loan Out 105 Million e-Books in 2014
Overdrive is the undisputed leader in facilitating e-Book and audiobook loans in libraries all over the world. The company has just announced that 105 million e-Books were loaned out globally, which is a 32% increase from 2013. Libraries that do business with Overdrive loaned out 137 million digital assets in 2014, which is a 33% increase from 2013. This not only includes … [Read more...] about Libraries Loan Out 105 Million e-Books in 2014
10 Public Libraries in US and Canada Surpass 1 Million eBook Downloads
Ten different libraries in Canada and the United States had over one million e-Book checkouts in 2014, a significant increase from the six libraries that achieved the milestone in 2013. Overdrive has the largest presence all over the world, but tends to focus on North America the most. The company is the market leader when it comes to hooking up libraries with the power to … [Read more...] about 10 Public Libraries in US and Canada Surpass 1 Million eBook Downloads
Overdrive to Provide HTML5 Audiobook Support in Early 2015
Overdrive has announced that at the beginning of 2015 they will be implementing a new MP3 audiobook system that will be able to play them in any HTML5 compatible browser. This is tremendously useful for patrons borrowing audio content from the library, because they no longer have to download the audio file or a dedicated app, everything is simply done in the browser. All … [Read more...] about Overdrive to Provide HTML5 Audiobook Support in Early 2015
Dr. Seuss e-Books Available via Overdrive
Overdrive has just unveiled their new Dr. Seuss e-Book collection that is available to Canadian and US libraries. The big selling point is that these titles are available in EPUB3, but none of the content has interactive elements. If you are expecting multimedia enhancements, prepare to be let down, these e-Books all just have fixed layouts. Dr. Seuss titles, published by … [Read more...] about Dr. Seuss e-Books Available via Overdrive
Overdrive for Chomebooks Now Available
Overdrive has just released their first app for Chrome OS, which also works as a standalone app for the Chrome internet browser. It was designed as a tool to primarily read eBooks that you borrow from the library. Over 35,000 libraries all over the world use Overdrive as their content distribution system of choice. When you borrow eBooks, audiobooks, music or videos from … [Read more...] about Overdrive for Chomebooks Now Available
Should Libraries Develop their own e-Reader Apps?
Libraries all over North America have been embracing digital and over 90% have some sort of eBook collection. Not only do they have eBooks but audiobooks, digital magazines and newspapers. Many libraries deal with more than one company for their digital content, which makes the lives of patrons a little more difficult because they have to install many different apps on their … [Read more...] about Should Libraries Develop their own e-Reader Apps?
Barnes & Noble Gets into the Library Game with Digital Newspapers and Magazines
Barnes and Noble has quietly been building a large catalog of digital newspapers and magazines for their Nook line of e-readers and tablets. In order to glean more market share, the largest bookseller in the US has just partnered with Overdrive to make available content from the Nook Newsstand to libraries. NOOK Newsstand features the largest digital collection of the top … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble Gets into the Library Game with Digital Newspapers and Magazines
Data Conversion Laboratory Webinar Explores eBooks in the K12 Classroom
One of the last groups to adopt ebooks in a widespread and focused way is the K12 education sphere. While digital textbooks have been painfully slow to reach the public school market, ebooks have been an even slower format when it comes to kids and reading. OverDrive has made ebooks even more accessible, though, along with initiatives like Qlovi and Smashwords' OverDrive … [Read more...] about Data Conversion Laboratory Webinar Explores eBooks in the K12 Classroom
Libraries Starting to Adopt Pay Per Use for Digital Content
Library Collection Managers often have to buy the titles they want to make available to their patrons. eBooks, audiobooks, music and streaming movies all have to be purchased in advance in order to have them included in the catalog to be loaned out. Sometimes the digital offerings take up a tremendous amount of capital and if a librarian is out of touch with the needs of the … [Read more...] about Libraries Starting to Adopt Pay Per Use for Digital Content