Overdrive has an exclusive agreement with Amazon to deliver ebooks in the Kindle format. If your local library does business with another provider, such as 3M or Baker & Taylor you are out of luck. Many people wonder what the process is like to borrow an Kindle ebook or download it to your Fire tablet. Kindle e-Reader The United States is the only market that allows … [Read more...] about How to Borrow eBooks from the Library on your Kindle and Fire Tablet
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Draft2Digital is the Best Ebook Distribution Platform for Indie Authors
Draft2Digital is one of the rising superstars that indie authors should know about. They distribute ebooks to more sources than Smashwords and StreetLib. They can even get your titles into the public library via Overdrive and have a print on demand system. I spoke with Kevin Tumlinson Director of Marketing to give you the lowdown on what makes Draft2Digital unique and how they … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital is the Best Ebook Distribution Platform for Indie Authors
Draft2Digital Will Distribute e-books to Overdrive in August
Draft2digital is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the world and they will soon be offering another compelling reason to sign up for a free account, distributing your e-book into the Overdrive catalog. Rakuten Overdrive is the premier digital library system and they have a strong presence in North America and Europe. Draft2digital will not be the first company … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital Will Distribute e-books to Overdrive in August
60 Libraries will loan out over 1 million audiobooks and ebooks in 2017
Last week Overdrive disclosed to Good e-Reader that overall circulation has grown 12% year-over-year (through June 30th) to more than 108 million checkouts for all digital media across all OverDrive libraries and schools. eBook circulation has grown 9%, and the popularity of audiobooks keeps accelerating with nearly 23% growth in circulation year over year through the … [Read more...] about 60 Libraries will loan out over 1 million audiobooks and ebooks in 2017
Overdrive experiences a 23% increase in audiobook loans
Rakuten Overdrive is the largest audiobook and e-book company that is involved in the digital library sector. They currently have a portfolio of 38,000 libraries and schools that do business with them, 2,000 of which signed up in 2017 alone. Overdrive has provided Good e-Reader with a status update on loan circulation for the first six months of the year. David Burleigh the … [Read more...] about Overdrive experiences a 23% increase in audiobook loans
Overdrive rebrands their company to Overdrive Rakuten
Overdrive is the largest company involved in the digital library sector and they were purchased by Rakuten in 2015. As part of a unified branding strategy, OverDrive has changed their corporate brand name to Rakuten OverDrive on July 1 to align with other Rakuten companies in the U.S. Hiroshi Mikitani, founder and CEO of Rakuten said in a statement “To help you to achieve … [Read more...] about Overdrive rebrands their company to Overdrive Rakuten
Overdrive Changes the eBook Game with Cost-per-Circulation
Overdrive has announced that later in 2017 they are unveiling a Cost-per-Circulation system that schools and libraries can utilize. This new initiative will allow libraries to offer a greater amount of digital content on their websites and via the Overdrive app and only incur a charge when a reader borrows a title. The greater benefit of this new access model is that it’s … [Read more...] about Overdrive Changes the eBook Game with Cost-per-Circulation
Overdrive is giving away 12 free eBooks this summer
Overdrive is launching their annual Summer Read program where all of the schools that do business with them are able to unlimitedly loan out 12 different titles. These eBooks are available in Canada and the United States from June 7th to August 7th 2017. "By increasing the number of eBooks, we can reach more students with a wider variety of titles," said Christina Samek, … [Read more...] about Overdrive is giving away 12 free eBooks this summer
Spreading Empathy through Children’s Lit
Children across the state of North Carolina have reason to celebrate their reading skills, thanks to a new initiative from the state library system and OverDrive. The program, launched by N.C. Public Library Directors Association, provides nearly four thousand ebooks, audiobooks, and read-along titles for young students, with more than 300 of the titles available for … [Read more...] about Spreading Empathy through Children’s Lit
49 Libraries Loan Out Over 1 Million eBooks in 2016
Overdrive has just reported that 49 library systems in the U.S. and two other countries have set a new record for lending more than one million digital books in 2016. Readers at five library systems borrowed more than 3 million digital books and seven libraries circulated more than 2 million eBooks and audiobooks. The record-breaking libraries achieved their success in a … [Read more...] about 49 Libraries Loan Out Over 1 Million eBooks in 2016