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OverDrive’s eBook & audiobook app for Windows Phone now available

June 13th, 2011 13 comments

Today we released OverDrive Media Console for Windows Phone, which enables Windows Phone users to download EPUB eBooks and MP3 audiobooks from public, K-12 school, and higher ed libraries. We’re excited for this release, not just because…

OverDrive’s eBook & audiobook apps for Android & iPhone/iPad updated

April 18th, 2011 6 comments

Today, we released updates for our Android and iPhone/iPad apps, which include many enhancements that users have requested. When you install the updated apps on your device, here’s what you will see:

OverDrive Media Console for Android (v2.2)

Celebrate National Library Week. Win a Sony Reader.

April 11th, 2011 156 comments

It’s National Library Week!

To celebrate, we’re giving you a chance to win a Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC.

There are four ways to enter our Sony Reader Pocket Edition giveaway contest:

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OverDrive’s BlackBerry app now supports EPUB eBooks

April 6th, 2011 8 comments

Today we released OverDrive Media Console for BlackBerry v2.1, which adds support for direct EPUB eBook downloads from your library. Like OverDrive’s apps for Android, iPhone, and iPad, this app includes a “Get Books” feature…

My Help: Customized assistance for library users

February 23rd, 2011 11 comments

OverDrive and our library partners have experienced tremendous growth in the past two months. It’s true: More people are downloading eBooks and more from the library than ever before. Due to this increased usage, many of our public, school, and…

OverDrive’s eBook & audiobook app optimized for iPad

February 15th, 2011 40 comments

Today, we released OverDrive Media Console for iPhone/iPad v2.2, which optimizes the experience on the Apple tablet. Whether users are reading an EPUB eBook, listening to an MP3 audiobook, or browsing the OverDrive Media Console…

OverDrive apps updated, plus Project Gutenberg eBooks on mobile sites

January 25th, 2011 11 comments

Today, we released updates to the OverDrive Media Console apps for iPhone (iOS) and Android, which include the addition of one-click, automatic downloads and other enhancements to user experience.

At the same time, we’ve updated the mobile ‘Virtual…

Win an EMI prize package

January 17th, 2011 53 comments

Last month, we announced that popular music from EMI is available to US libraries in the OverDrive network. As of today, more than 16,000 albums from artists like Katy Perry, David Guetta, Snoop Dogg, Lady…

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2010 statistics, plus Most Downloaded Juvenile eBooks and audiobooks

January 7th, 2011 No comments

Yesterday, we released the 2010 stats from libraries and schools in the OverDrive network. When I was gathering the information, one number stood out: eBook checkouts at libraries and schools were up 200% in 2010.  After

Traffic and eBook checkout records SMASHED over Christmas holiday

December 30th, 2010 2 comments

If you need any evidence of the popularity of eBooks in the library, all you need to do is look at what happened over the past week. Despite some issues caused by a surge in activity, traffic, checkouts,…