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The holidays are officially upon us…are you prepared?

October 31st, 2011 No comments

It’s a Halloween spooktacle at the OverDrive offices, with zombies and ghouls emerging from their catacombs. The only thing scarier than this bewitching holiday is the fact that the craze of Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah is upon us. But before we…

Discovery and potential sell-through with the WIN Catalog

October 25th, 2011 No comments

Publishers, maximize discovery and potential sell-through for yourself and your authors. How? With the OverDrive WIN Catalog.

With the newly announced WIN Catalog, public libraries will be showcasing entire eBook catalogs, providing eBook samples and presenting links to…

2011 Literary Awards: eBook standouts

October 20th, 2011 No comments

Congratulations to Julian Barnes as his novel, The Sense of an Ending, for becoming the 43rd winner of the Man Booker Prize.  One and a half short months after the shortlist was announced, The Sense of an Ending

Review: Sony Reader Wi-Fi includes familiar and new features

October 19th, 2011 No comments

Earlier this month Sony added its newest E-Ink device to their repertoire with the Reader™ Wi-Fi PRS-T1. In a surprising move, Sony has discontinued their previous line of E-Ink devices, which included the Daily Edition, Touch Edition, and…

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Entire eBook Catalogs to be Available for Discovery, Sampling & Links to Booksellers

October 11th, 2011 No comments

While visiting the Frankfurt Book Fair, OverDrive announced WIN Catalog, a key part of OverDrive’s WIN platform enhancements for its network of 15,000 libraries worldwide. The WIN Catalog will maximize discovery and potential sell-through by providing samples and links to…

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Visit OverDrive at the Frankfurt Book Fair: October 12-16

October 6th, 2011 No comments

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls; allow me to indulge in a brief anecdote. While traveling in Berlin, I knew but one full phrase which I had planned to pull out at any stop. Not because I was genuinely curious,…

New OverDrive publisher partners – September 2011

October 3rd, 2011 No comments

There is a wide array of images that are conjured in one’s mind when the month of September comes blowing through, stripping the trees barren down to their birthday suits. On the positive side, there’s apple-picking and pumpkin-spiced lattes, the…