OverDrive has been in the digital publishing news lately for its improvements to ebook lending and its work with public libraries to increase their reach of digital loans. Now, OverDrive has announced it carries DRM-free content from seventeen smaller publishers, including some self-published authors, including indie author J.A. Konrath. A full list of these publishers can be … [Read more...] about OverDrive Adds Smaller Publishers to its Catalog
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Overdrive and Softlink Partner for eBooks in Australia
Softlink and Overdrive have formed a strategic partnership to bring an ebook lending service to Australia. The two companies will be offering a lending and borrowing content distribution service for schools and libraries. Overdrive currently leads the eBook distribution and content management system for over 13,000 libraries in the USA. They have just partnered with Softlink … [Read more...] about Overdrive and Softlink Partner for eBooks in Australia
OverDrive, 3M Bring Their New Projects to ALA
At the 2011 American Library Association Conference going on now in New Orleans, participants eagerly awaited the demonstrations on new launches of two key players in ebook lending, OverDrive and 3M Library Systems. Both companies were staged to introduce new technology in ebook library lending, and conference attendees were not disappointed. While OverDrive has had a hand … [Read more...] about OverDrive, 3M Bring Their New Projects to ALA
Overdrive launches “Always Available” eBook Titles for Libraries and Schools
Overdrive the leading content provider for libraries in the United States in 15,000 locations is starting a new initiative to deliver content to both libraries and schools. These new books will be "Always Available" for anyone to download at any time. The new Overdrive initiative taps into its Global Network to deliver the digital content. They will be offering free ebooks … [Read more...] about Overdrive launches “Always Available” eBook Titles for Libraries and Schools
Overdrive to Announce New Changes to Its Library Lending System
Overdrive is the main platform used for lending ebooks via most libraries based in the United States and Canada. It mainly facilitates the ebook lending process between the library and the end users with electronic book readers. The company announced today that a new update entitled "Win" will seek to address many concerns made by various libraries on new enhancement features … [Read more...] about Overdrive to Announce New Changes to Its Library Lending System