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Brain Freeze: eBooks for Ice-Cream Lovers

August 16th, 2012 No comments

I’m sure it comes as no surprise to those who know me that I’m writing a blog post about ice cream. After all, ice cream has been my favorite food since I was old enough to try something besides baby…

ALIA Preview: Next Generation Goes Down Under

July 2nd, 2012 No comments

The Australian Library and Information Association is holding its biennial conference—known as “ALIA”—in Sydney, July 10 to 13. If you’re going to ALIA, you’ll have the opportunity to attend insightful sessions such as “Creating a Vision for Mobile…

ALA Recap: Your Quick-Start Guide to the Next Generation

June 29th, 2012 No comments

While the American Library Association’s Annual Conference may be over, the ALA buzz is still in the air here at OverDrive. If you missed us in Anaheim, not to worry—here’s a quick rundown of the Next Generation service…

Turn Up the Drama With L.A. Theatre Works

June 12th, 2012 No comments

L.A. Theatre Works, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, produces classic plays featuring professional narration by some of our favorite actors. The impressive line-up of narrators includes John Lithgow, Anne Heche, Brad Pitt, Hilary Swank and George Clooney, among…

Don’t Miss Our Summer Sale

May 3rd, 2012 No comments

Hello fellow beachgoers! Get’em while they’e hot—literally! OverDrive’s Summer Reads Sale is in full swing, and we’re offering 30-percent off on more than 250 of the hottest titles.

And now a rhyme…

OverDrive is celebrating the season in…

College Download Libraries: Making Campus Even Cooler

April 17th, 2012 No comments

College kids have it made. Four years—or maybe more if you’re lucky—of living with all your friends, taking classes that start after 10 a.m., ordering take-out at 2 a.m. and, for today’s college students, zipping over to a premium virtual…

Content from Down Under: eBooks from Australia and New Zealand

November 2nd, 2011 2 comments

As the northern hemisphere prepares for hibernation and another long, dark, dreary winter, our partners in the land down under are bathing suit shopping and blowing up their beach balls—just in time for summer!  As jealous as we may be…

Digipalooza Hot Titles

August 4th, 2011 2 comments

Digipalooza may be over but the buzz over hot new titles previewed at DigiP  is still in the air!

Keep these upcoming releases on your radar.  Check Content Reserve in the next weeks to add these popular pre-order titles.

From AudioGO:…

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EPUB Travel Guides Have Arrived!

July 29th, 2011 1 comment

The days of PDF only travel guides are gone, start stocking your digital shelves with EPUB travel guides today.  If your patron’s find themselves in the UK and uh-oh! no travel guide, they can 1-2-3, login to your mobile site,…

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O Canada Day

June 30th, 2011 No comments

What do Margaret Atwood, Lucy Maude Montgomery and Yann Martel all have in common?

They all hail from the great country of Canada.

In honour of Canada Day, OverDrive is taking a look at some of the great literary contributions…

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