Overdrive is the largest digital distributor of audiobooks and ebooks. The vast majority of public libraries in Canada and the United States do business with them. Many people who are not in a position to spend hundreds of dollars each month to satiate their literary thirst end up borrow books on their smartphones, tablets or e-readers. Today, Overdrive has just … [Read more...] about These are the most popular Ebooks and Audiobooks from the public library
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You can now borrow Overdrive ebooks on ALL Kobo e-readers
If you love to borrow ebooks from the public library and have a Kobo e-reader, there is some really good news. Kobo has just added Overdrive functionality to the Aura H2O Edition 2, Kobo Aura Edition 2 and Kobo Clara HD.Borrowing eBooks has never been easier: Readers can connect to their local public libraries right from their device with built-in, one-touch lending access. … [Read more...] about You can now borrow Overdrive ebooks on ALL Kobo e-readers
Overdrive has doubled the amount of digital magazines on their platform
Overdrive unveiled a new digital magazine system in June and they launched with 50 titles. The company ironed out a deal with Magzter for their catalog, which seems to be working. Over twenty thousand magazine checkouts have been racked up in the past month and thousands more are occurring every day.In order to make their digital catalog viable, Overdrive has just doubled … [Read more...] about Overdrive has doubled the amount of digital magazines on their platform
Overdrive audiobooks and ebooks will be available soon in Sweden
Overdrive has been selected by the Swedish library system to power their collections for the next four years. The Cleveland company managed to outbid the competition and sometime this year libraries will be able to offer their digital services to all of their patrons.Librarians in Sweden selected Overdrive because they were cheaper than Axiell Media, the largest … [Read more...] about Overdrive audiobooks and ebooks will be available soon in Sweden
TOR is delaying front-list ebooks on Overdrive
TOR is one of the largest science fiction and fantasy publishers in the world and they have quietly implemented a new policy. They are now delaying submitting all front-list titles to Overdrive and will only make them available once they have been out for a minimum of four months. The publisher is hoping to maximize their sales by selling ebooks directly or through third … [Read more...] about TOR is delaying front-list ebooks on Overdrive
Overdrive digital magazine service is now available
Overdrive announced a few months ago that they were getting back into the digital magazine business and the new service is now live. All of the magazines you borrow will be able to be read on the main Overdrive app and also Libby. A selection of the titles you’ll find available include OK! magazine, HGTV Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, ESPN, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, … [Read more...] about Overdrive digital magazine service is now available
Library Journal partners with Overdrive for indie author program
The Library Journal has just partnered with Overdrive for a one year program. The Library Journal will be leveraging their Self-e independent author system and libraries all across North America will be offered 50 simultaneous titles that have no wait lists or holds, basically an unlimited number of loans.The program runs from June 1, 2018 until July 31, 2019. SELF-e … [Read more...] about Library Journal partners with Overdrive for indie author program
This Summer Overdrive will Launch a New Magazine Service
Overdrive Magazines will launch this summer for libraries that want to carry them. They will be able to be read on Libby and your internet browser. This is the first time that the company is going to be involved in the magazine sector outside of the US.OverDrive’s magazine service features no circulation cap, simultaneous use for titles, and premium content, all … [Read more...] about This Summer Overdrive will Launch a New Magazine Service
Overdrive has loaned out over 1 billion eBooks
Overdrive is the largest company currently operating in the digital library space and they have just proclaimed that over one billion ebooks have loaned out. This is a far cry from one million digital book checkouts in 2007 and 100 million in 2012.“Libraries are at the forefront of a digitally evolving world, offering readers in their communities access to innovative tools … [Read more...] about Overdrive has loaned out over 1 billion eBooks
Overdrive Launches Cost Per Circ
Overdrive announced a new Cost Per Circ system last year and it allows libraries to have a huge influx of digital content that can loaned out to as many users as they want simultaneously and libraries only pay when the audiobook or ebook is actually borrowed. This is a great way to populate an extensive digital catalog, without having to pay for each title individually, or … [Read more...] about Overdrive Launches Cost Per Circ
How to load ebooks on the New Kindle Oasis 2
There are numerous ways to load ebooks on the brand new Amazon Kindle Oasis. You can borrow ebooks from the public library and have them automatically sent to your ereader, well as long as they use Overdrive. Each Kindle is is assigned a unique email address and you can email docs, pdfs and MOBI books directly to your library. This is useful for people who are at home, work or … [Read more...] about How to load ebooks on the New Kindle Oasis 2
58 Libraries Loaned out over 1 million ebooks in 2017
There has been a dramatic influx of of people borrowing audiobooks and ebooks from the public library. OverDrive announced that 58 library systems set a new record for lending 1 million eBooks and digital audiobooks in 2017, this is an increase from the 49 libraries reached 1 million checkouts in 2016.Overdrive is the largest company operating in the digital library space … [Read more...] about 58 Libraries Loaned out over 1 million ebooks in 2017
Overdrive Reports eBook Loans Increased by 14% and Audiobooks 24%
Overdrive is the largest company operating in the digital library space the vast majority of branches do business with them. They have just announced that in 2017 there were 155 million ebook loans, which was an increase of 11% from 2016 and there was 68 million audiobook loans. There was 59 libraries that loaned out over 1 million titles, 14 that had 2 million checkouts, seven … [Read more...] about Overdrive Reports eBook Loans Increased by 14% and Audiobooks 24%
Overdrive Expands New Digital Library Card Signup System
Overdrive has been beta testing a new feature with their Libby app, with a handful of libraries. Users are able to sign up for a library card directly within the app and do not need to physically visit the branch. This is tremendously useful for people who only borrow digital content, such as audiobooks and ebooks. It looks like the pilot program has been a success and … [Read more...] about Overdrive Expands New Digital Library Card Signup System