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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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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…

CES 2012 Wrap Up – Focusing on the Highlights

January 26th, 2012 No comments

TVs, TVs and more TVs were the big draw at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month. Everything from 3D TVs to LED to OLED lit up (literally) the tradeshow floor. Another big buzz…

Guest Blog: Creating a signature content experience for device manufacturers

July 18th, 2011 No comments

Are you a device manufacturer looking for profitable–and forward-thinking–content services? Chris Rechtsteiner, Chief Marketing Officer for Page Foundry, Inc., describes how his company can help turn device owners into recurring customers with a white-label content platform.

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

Device Review: Pandigital Novel

November 18th, 2010 No comments

OverDrive supplies eBooks to dozens of major booksellers around the world. As our partnerships expand and more customers purchase digital books online, helping our retail partners determine which eBook readers work best with OverDrive-supplied content will be an important part…

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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…