Overdrive has experienced another year of solid growth when it comes to libraries loaning out digital content. In 2015 eBook circulation surpassed 125 million, which was an increase of 19% from 2014 and 43 million audiobooks were loaned out.Many companies involved in the digital library sector rely on 3rd parties in order to populate their catalog. Overdrive has built their … [Read more...] about Overdrive loans out 125 million e-books and 43 Million Audiobooks in 2015
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Will Kobo start selling audiobooks in 2016?
Kobo has been involved in the e-book, digital magazine and newspapers for the last six years. The company has arguably one of the largest international footprints and operate in more countries than even Amazon does. One of the missing pieces of the puzzle is to leverage audiobooks and get customers to buy content directly through them, instead of 3rd party companies. Will Kobo … [Read more...] about Will Kobo start selling audiobooks in 2016?
Overdrive now has hundreds of new manga titles available for libraries
Overdrive, the largest provider of audiobooks and e-books to public libraries is getting into the manga business. The company has just signed a deal with MediaDo and Kodansha Advanced Media to distribute popular Kodansha Manga e-Books to public and academic libraries in the U.S. and Canada.Starting today there are over 400 individual titles from over 50 different series … [Read more...] about Overdrive now has hundreds of new manga titles available for libraries
Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Simon & Schuster is starting a pilot project where they will allow libraries to buy e-books at a two year term at 50% off. The major publisher has selected over 550 bestselling titles to participate in this program and they want to gauge if libraries are willing to buy e-books and keep them longer, instead of having them expire after one year.Overdrive is spearheading … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Overdrive Announces Feature List for Next Generation Platform
Overdrive is going to be dramatically revising the way their service performs on libraries websites. The platform enables first-time users to get started more easily and connects returning users to their book faster than ever. In addition, Overdrive have built new features that gives more control to libraries, allowing librarians to customize their website menu, featured … [Read more...] about Overdrive Announces Feature List for Next Generation Platform
Overdrive Expands into 50 Different Countries
OverDrive, the leading supplier of eBooks and audiobooks to libraries and schools, announced that it has expanded into 50 different countries and just added 300,000 digital titles from more than 100 top publishers such as Faber & Faber, Simon & Schuster UK, Penguin Random House Spain, Planeta, Random House Germany, China International Book Trading Corporation, Bookwire, … [Read more...] about Overdrive Expands into 50 Different Countries
Overdrive Big Library Read will now include 2 free e-books
Libraries that do business with Overdrive to power their e-book collection are likely familiar with Big Library Read. This is a program that has been transpiring for a number of years and basically gives libraries the ability to have access to a free e-book title to loan out an unlimited number of times during a small window. Today, Overdrive has announced that for the first … [Read more...] about Overdrive Big Library Read will now include 2 free e-books
Read an eBook Day Occurs on September 18th
Overdrive, the juggernaut of the digital library space invented their own holiday last year called Read an eBook Day. The premise is to encourage the adaption of reading, while promoting their own services. This year, they are encouraging librarians to share graphics they have made for their own branches, which include flyers, stickers or handouts. The best of the bunch will … [Read more...] about Read an eBook Day Occurs on September 18th
Libraries Have Loaned out 100 million Audiobooks and eBooks
Overdrive has announced that library patrons using their system have now borrowed over 100 million audiobooks and eBooks in 2015. This is a massive achievement because the company has only been marketing digital content since the year 2000.Libraries have definitely been embracing the digital format. In 2014 ten different libraries in Canada and the United States had over … [Read more...] about Libraries Have Loaned out 100 million Audiobooks and eBooks
Overdrive is Poised to Convert all PDF files to EPUB
Overdrive has made a name for themselves for being the number one distribution company that facilitates e-book lending for thousands of libraries all over the world. Last year over 10 libraries in North America loaned out one million e-books and for the first time two of them loaned out over two million. Needless to say there is a large demand for this type of content and soon … [Read more...] about Overdrive is Poised to Convert all PDF files to EPUB
OverDrive Media Stations Will Soon be in Public Spaces
Overdrive Media Stations are computer terminals in which patrons can borrow and checkout digital content inside libraries. These have been available since 2013 and have been adopted at hundreds of locations in the US. These terminals were developed to exclusively be inside a library, but Overdrive is cooking up something special. They have created new kiosks that are designed … [Read more...] about OverDrive Media Stations Will Soon be in Public Spaces
Overdrive Digital eBook Lending Now Available in Japan
Overdrive, the largest company devoted to digital library lending has just expanded into Japan. Ryugasaki Public Library is the first branch to children’s and young adult literature, graphic novels, manga and much more. In the coming days, Itako Public Library will also launch their OverDrive-powered website enabling readers to take the library with them wherever they travel on … [Read more...] about Overdrive Digital eBook Lending Now Available in Japan
Overdrive Announces the Future of e-Book Lending for Libraries
A few months ago Overdrive was acquired by Rakuten, the same Japanese e-commerce company that purchased Kobo. When the deal went through many librarians were quietly wondering if the status quo would be maintained or if the company would pivot into a new direction.At the American Library Association annual conference Overdrive has released a new road map that will give … [Read more...] about Overdrive Announces the Future of e-Book Lending for Libraries
Why Do Libraries Pay More Money for e-books?
Libraries in Canada and the United States have been quite enamored with establishing digital collections. This includes audiobooks e-books, magazines, newspapers and video. 95% of all libraries in these two countries have an e-book collection and the costs are starting to add up. Predatory pricing by major publishers are pricing their e-books almost 500% more than the Kindle … [Read more...] about Why Do Libraries Pay More Money for e-books?