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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…

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…

Now available: Updates for your mobile apps

February 6th, 2012 No comments

Mobile use is growing, and the updated OverDrive® Media Console™ v2.4 for Android™, BlackBerry® and Windows Phone has got new features your customers will love to use more of.

Now, users can find definitions while reading using the…

The future of reading is calling: Cell phones as eBook readers

September 16th, 2010 Comments off

“For the purpose of publishing, the cell phone is a more powerful medium than paper, e-readers, magazines and even the Internet.” – Liu Chengyong of China Publishing Group, from Publishing Perspectives

It’s true: cell phones are arguably the most prominent…