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UPDATE: Significant activity on ‘Virtual Branch’ websites

December 28th, 2010 8 comments

In the last few days, you and your users may have experienced error messages or slow page loads when visiting your library’s ‘Virtual Branch.’ This temporary slowdown was due to an unprecedented spike in traffic on our library…

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Digital Bookmobile ends 2010 tour, returns in July 2011

December 21st, 2010 No comments

Last week, the Digital Bookmobile wrapped up its 2010 tour in Texas, where we visited our library partners at Houston Public Library, Harris County Public Library, and Mesquite Independent School District. The event with Mesquite ISD was…

Win a $1,500 Collection Credit: LibraryBIN Community Outreach Contest

December 8th, 2010 No comments

At the end of the holiday season, library customers visit your ‘Virtual Branch’ website en masse to download eBooks, audiobooks, and more for their shiny new gadgets. Last year daily circulation activity on ‘Virtual Branch’ websites increased…

UPDATE: A message from the Support Team on the iPhone app

December 8th, 2010 No comments

Yesterday, when we released the iPhone app with eBook support, our Support Team received some reports that the apps were crashing on upgrade. Luckily, this unforeseen bug has a quick, easy fix.

If you were an existing OverDrive…

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OverDrive apps for iPhone and Android now support eBooks

December 7th, 2010 Comments off

Today, we released an update to the OverDrive apps for iPhone and Android, which adds support for eBooks from OverDrive libraries. Now your customers will be able to download both EPUB eBooks and MP3 audiobooks directly to their iPhone, iPod…

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Welcome new OverDrive partners – November 2010

December 2nd, 2010 No comments

Congratulations to the following partners that went live with an OverDrive digital collection in November. Click on any link to be directed to each library’s ‘Virtual Branch’ website.

Ashwaubenon School District (Wisconsin)
Maine

Announcing enhanced mobile ‘Virtual Branch’ websites

November 22nd, 2010 18 comments

OverDrive is excited to announce that we’ve updated the mobile versions of our library partners’ ‘Virtual Branch’ websites. This new design features an enhanced interface that makes navigating each website easier and more efficient. The mobile websites now also detect…

And the Twitter giveaway winner is…

November 19th, 2010 No comments

Congratulations to Aimee Clark of Iowa’s Milford Memorial Library (part of the WILBOR consortium). Aimee was randomly selected as the winning Twitterer in the @OverDriveLibs launch giveaway. She’ll receive a Sony…

Popular music from EMI now available

November 17th, 2010 No comments

Today, we added more than 2,500 popular music albums from EMI to the OverDrive catalog, with thousands of additional albums set to go live in the coming weeks.

The new collection, available to US library partners, features…

Follow @OverDriveLibs on Twitter. Win a Sony Reader.

November 16th, 2010 43 comments

OverDrive just launched @OverDriveLibs on Twitter, so we’re giving away a Sony Reader to celebrate.

To enter:

  1. Follow: @OverDriveLibs on Twitter.
  2. Tweet: “I get eBooks from my library and #OverDrive. RT and follow @OverDriveLibs to win a

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