Australia is one of Overdrive's burgeoning markets and they have seen many libraries adopt the digital lending model. In order to facilitate further growth in the land down under, the company is opening their new Australian headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. OverDrive Australia will provide enhanced service and valuable new channels for the digital distributor’s partners … [Read more...] about Overdrive Opens New Office in Melbourne, Australia
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Overdrive Celebrates 100 Million eBook Checkouts
Ovedrive, the premier content distribution system for schools and libraries, has a reason to celebrate. The company today has just hit a milestone, with 100 million ebook and audiobooks checkouts. This milestone is the result of years of library innovations. In April 2003, starting with a modest collection of popular materials, Cleveland Public Library opened the first … [Read more...] about Overdrive Celebrates 100 Million eBook Checkouts
Pew Internet Study Unveils Data Concerning Library Lending
The Pew Internet and American Life Group released the findings of a study today that clearly demonstrated consumers’ wishes to enjoy more widespread access to ebooks from their local public libraries. While companies like OverDrive and 3M Library Cloud Library unveil new projects and upgrades each week and announce the addition of entirely new partner libraries, several major … [Read more...] about Pew Internet Study Unveils Data Concerning Library Lending
64% of Readers Unaware They Can Borrow eBooks from the Library
Reading books on digital devices has proven to be quite popular with your average customer. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo e-readers are gaining a stronger market presence and ebooks are now outselling hardcover books. Most consumers are totally unaware they can get free digital books from the library, according to a recent Pew Research poll. Over 62% of readers in the … [Read more...] about 64% of Readers Unaware They Can Borrow eBooks from the Library
Softlink To Offer Overdrive Read in Australia and UK
Softlink is Overdrive's official partner in Australia and will be offering the new Overdrive Cloud Reader later this year. Not only will they be offering it to residents of Australia, but also to patrons in the UK. ‘OverDrive Read’ enables readers to enjoy ebooks online and offline on standard web browsers, without the need to install any software or use a separate device. … [Read more...] about Softlink To Offer Overdrive Read in Australia and UK
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
Exclusive Interview with David Burleigh of Overdrive on Digital Library Lending at Book Expo 2012
One of the companies we were very excited to speak with at this year's Book Expo America was Overdrive. In the last few weeks they officially unveiled the Overdrive Reading App and the new Touchscreen terminals. During this interview we talk about the acquisition of Australian based Bookish and how the technology was augmented to suit the needs of a wide array of internet … [Read more...] about Exclusive Interview with David Burleigh of Overdrive on Digital Library Lending at Book Expo 2012
Overdrive Media Station Unveiled and Counters 3M Discovery Terminals
Overdrive is currently the largest system used by libraries to facilitate the lending of eBooks, Audiobooks, Videos and more. 3M this year has unleashed their own digital lending system to libraries and is slowly gaining tracking beyond their pilot locations. The one advantage 3M has is their Cloud Discovery Terminals. It gives users a touchscreen platform that patrons can … [Read more...] about Overdrive Media Station Unveiled and Counters 3M Discovery Terminals
Overdrive to debut HTML5 Reading app at BEA
Overdrive purchased Australian company Booki.sh last March that specialized in browser based e-reading. Things have been rather quiet on Overdrives plans to incorporate HTML5 and the reading of eBooks in major web browsers until now. The company announced that they will be showing off their new HTML5 reading app at Book Expo America. Overdrive currently has around 800,000 … [Read more...] about Overdrive to debut HTML5 Reading app at BEA
Overdrive Launches Harry Potter eBooks in 4 New Languages
Overdrive was the first company to offer all seven of the Harry Potter ebooks for library patrons to borrow digitally. Ever since they were made available they have been devoured by the public and long wait lists abound. Today Overdrive has announced that the entire saga will be made available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish translations. Since this system just went … [Read more...] about Overdrive Launches Harry Potter eBooks in 4 New Languages