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OverDrive Read instant samples now live

October 4th, 2012 No comments

In September, we completed rollout of a major milestone for our publishing partners: instant samples with OverDrive Read. The vast majority of EPUB titles available in the OverDrive catalog can now be sampled at thousands of library websites with the…

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OverDrive Developer Portal now open

August 2nd, 2012 No comments

We’re happy to announce that the OverDrive Developer Portal is now open and accepting applications from interested developers. Our initial set of APIs gives third-party applications the ability to browse OverDrive digital media collections, search for titles, display…

Extend your catalog with OverDrive Read and Streaming Audiobooks

July 12th, 2012 No comments

See Book, Read Book. For the past several weeks that’s been the mantra at OverDrive. It’s a vision of simplicity—an idea that drove us to develop easier ways to get more readers in front of the books they love to…

OverDrive and Nokia Reading

June 12th, 2012 No comments

Earlier this month, Nokia began the roll-out of Nokia Reading, an eReading app and service for Nokia’s Lumia 900, 800, 710, and 610 Windows Phone devices. Nokia Reading will offer popular eBooks in local languages to readers in established and…

Development Continues on Blue Sky Campus

March 14th, 2012 No comments

The sun is out in Ohio, giving us a chance to see first-hand the progress being made on our new Blue Sky Campus. We’re near feverish with excitement about getting into the new building and equally excited about the…

OverDrive Showcases WIN Catalog at PLA Conference

March 13th, 2012 No comments

We’re excited to be in Philadelphia this week for the PLA conference, at which we will be showcasing some of the exciting features we have been developing over the past several months. OverDrive

WIN Catalog now in pilot – new discovery and direct purchase features in library channel

March 12th, 2012 Comments off

OverDrive is excited to announce the pilot launch of the WIN Catalog for the library channel, an integrated suite of new features designed to connect readers with books and authors. Designed with input from libraries and publishers, the WIN Catalog…

More stats affirm the accelerating discovery and purchase of eBooks — from libraries!

February 21st, 2012 No comments

eBooks continued to make a big splash last year in both the library and retail channels. Consumers are purchasing more than ever, and new research shows that many of those consumers are heading to booksellers following a visit to their…