Overdrive has announced a new program today named "Test Drive." It allows patrons to borrow e-readers and tablets from the library. Libraries taking part in this new program will have staff members trained in the devices to assist people in adopting the new technology. The first e-reader certified by Overdrive for the new program will be the Sony PRS-T1 e-reader. Test Drive … [Read more...] about Overdrive announces e-Reader Lending Program named Test Drive
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Penguin Removes Its New Titles from OverDrive’s Lending Library Catalog
OverDrive is the world’s leading provider of audio and ebook titles for public and school libraries, giving those institutions the ability to offer ebook borrowing for their patrons on a variety of e-reader devices, tablets, and PCs. More than 1,000 publishers rely on OverDrive to provide a wide variety of digital content to over 15,000 institutions. Make that just over 999 … [Read more...] about Penguin Removes Its New Titles from OverDrive’s Lending Library Catalog
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
New York Public Library Digital Lending Program grows in popularity
The New York Public Library is exponentially growing and seeing unparallelled success. In the last year digital circulation has increased over 81%, due to the proliferation of e-readers. Currently the New York Public Library has six million print books in its hallowed halls and maintains a collection of 75,000 ebooks. Christopher Platt, The New York Public Library's … [Read more...] about New York Public Library Digital Lending Program grows in popularity
OverDrive Releases Encouraging Statistics on Ebook Lending
OverDrive, the powerhouse that makes ebook and audio download books possible to over 15,000 public and school libraries, released some surprising numbers on the use of ebook lending enabled libraries. Some of those numbers can be attributed to the work that OverDrive has done on its WIN catalog of titles, which stands for “Want It Now,” not usually a sentiment that is … [Read more...] about OverDrive Releases Encouraging Statistics on Ebook Lending
OverDrive Makes Entire Ebook Catalogs Available to Libraries
OverDrive is the leading source of ebook titles for over 15,000 public and school libraries who have adopted ebook-lending strategies for their patrons. This week, OverDrive is meeting with major international and domestic publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair—arguably the largest publishing industry event of its kind—to unveil its “Want It Now” (WIN) catalog for … [Read more...] about OverDrive Makes Entire Ebook Catalogs Available to Libraries
Video Tutorial – How to Borrow Books from the Library with the Amazon Kindle
Welcome to an exclusive Good e-Reader video tutorial on how to borrow ebooks using Overdrive to your Amazon Kindle e-Reader! We document the entire step by step process on how to search for a book and check it out using your Overdrive account! Kindle Library Lending is a new feature recently implemented and there is a fair amount of confusion on how to borrow a book. The … [Read more...] about Video Tutorial – How to Borrow Books from the Library with the Amazon Kindle
How to Borrow Kindle Books from the Library
Over the last few days, Amazon and Overdrive announced that Amazon eBooks will now be available at public libraries in the USA. Currently, the Kindle is probably the most popular e-reader in the world and it is good news for ereader owners who have been left out of the library world. Overdrive is the system that over 11,000 public libraries in the United States use to … [Read more...] about How to Borrow Kindle Books from the Library
OverDrive Now Providing Digital Content to School Libraries
OverDrive has long been a source of material for public libraries to loan to their patrons, but yesterday at the Beijing International Book Fair held in China the leading ebook service unveiled its greater access program for school libraries. The educational branch of the lending service has grown over 500% since 2010, in just the first eight months of 2011. OverDrive was in … [Read more...] about OverDrive Now Providing Digital Content to School Libraries
Overdrive Launches Project Gutenberg eBooks to Canadian Libraries
The long wait is finally over and Canadians who want to access free eBooks with minimal difficulty has finally arrived. Starting today, Canadians can now borrow over 23,000 free titles via Overdrive and Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg offers a wellspring of public domain and royalty free books. Overdrive mainly takes the best, most well known, and most popular and … [Read more...] about Overdrive Launches Project Gutenberg eBooks to Canadian Libraries