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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…

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…

Multi-channel distribution from Futurebook

April 11th, 2011 No comments

From OverDrive on Futurebook.net:

More customers equal more revenue, right? But how publishers find those customers is, of course, the challenge. Ultimately, reaching out through as many channels as possible allows publishers to access the widest…

OverDrive now supports third-party subscription services

February 23rd, 2011 No comments

OverDrive has partnered with Disney Digital Books to release a new service for library partners: Customers can now enjoy the world of Disney in a browser-based interactive online book, an OverDrive first. Channel partners can add

A statement on the Publishers Association’s position on eBook lending

October 22nd, 2010 No comments

From Steve Potash, CEO of OverDrive:

I am writing in response to the Publishers Association (UK) announcement this week of its position on library lending at the CILIP Public Library Authorities conference, as well as recent reports of publisher…

Your server or mine? More options for content providers to reach libraries

August 5th, 2010 No comments

With the role of libraries shifting from book and media lending institutions to “access points” for content and information, OverDrive, as a digital distributor, similarly has been broadening its scope in licensing materials from publishers and content…

New Data for Publishers: OverDrive White Paper

July 15th, 2010 No comments

In June OverDrive released its first White Paper, designed to share information and new data with our publisher partners and entitled, “How eBook Catalogs at Public Libraries Drive Publishers’ Book Sales and Profits.”

Documenting the growing significance of…