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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…

New Audiobook Retailer: Audiobooks Online

March 16th, 2012 No comments

Based in the UK, Audiobooks Online has adapted with changing technology to provide their customers with the audiobooks they love. Audiobooks Online began in 1997 by renting audiobooks on cassette tapes under the name the Tape…

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Support service enhancements for Retail Partners

November 23rd, 2011 No comments

OverDrive’s support system will be changing for our Retail Partners. As part of our continuing efforts to improve our services and systems, OverDrive is transitioning to a new support system due to be rolled out in phases starting early December.…

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eBook samples now available for retail partners

November 3rd, 2011 No comments

Browsers often become customers after flipping through the pages of a title found on a display table or shelf in a brick-and-mortar book store. Now, OverDrive gives you the ability to create that same browser-to-customer transition online with eBook samples.…

Wherever, Whenever, However…eBooks a 60-year old strategy

September 22nd, 2011 No comments

Harlequin has been publishing books for more than 60 years, with eBooks as a part of our publishing program since 2006, and while the format itself is making waves in the industry, it’s really nothing new. Authors have a story…

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Are you thinking mobile?

September 15th, 2011 No comments

The ways of the digital world are changing. By 2014, mobile Internet is predicted to take over desktop Internet usage. Currently, about one quarter of mobile phones are smartphones. As smartphones become more accessible and affordable,…

A Global eBook Solution For Your Global Market

September 13th, 2011 No comments

No one can deny the explosion of the eBook and audiobook industry over the last several years.  Coupled with the expanding popularity of tablet devices, this market is not only changing the way we do business, but also filters into…

New eBook Retailer: Gajah Digital

September 12th, 2011 No comments

Founded in August 2007, Gajah Digital (previously known as “Gajah Media International”) may only be a toddler in age, but has permeated the digital marketplace with the wisdom of elders. Its entrance into the digital market came with…