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OverDrive Media Console v2.6.5 is coming to iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch) and Android on May 28th.
This release is all about bug-fixes to improve the end user experience. Here is what’s coming out in v2.6.5:
- Enhancements made to improve the
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This week, OverDrive and Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (“III”) agreed on plans for deep API integration of OverDrive services into III products, including Sierra and Encore Discovery Services Platform. Building on the success of the first round…
We’ve been previewing the hottest new devices for library eBooks, with spotlights on the iPad mini, Kindle Paperwhite, NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, and even kid-friendly tablets. Here, OverDrive technical writer Quinton Lawman makes his personal picks. –Ed.
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The modern zombie novel is a battle between cliché and originality. Mira Grant’s “Feed” is no exception, relying on our conventional understanding of the shambling zombie horde to drive tension in the story. In Grant’s world, though, humanity…
Last week, Adobe officially released Digital Editions 2.0. It’s a new version of the software patrons use to read eBooks on their computers and transfer eBooks to eReaders like the NOOK. ADE 2.0 comes with a bunch of improvements…
Over the course of four books—“Eragon,” “Eldest,” “Brisingr,” and “Inheritance“—Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle follows a teenager named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, through the mountains and valleys of Alagaësia as they battle…
No, I’m not suggesting a spin-off in which John Carter from the recent movie of the same name fights off an evil princess from Mars. It’s much simpler than that—I’m comparing John Carter the movie with A Princess of Mars,…
Not too long ago, we released OverDrive Help. The goal: Give librarians and end users a quick and easy way to find help for using OverDrive services. Not sure how to transfer audiobooks to your iPod?
With the launch of PlayBook OS 2.0, OverDrive Media Console now allows users to access digital titles on their BlackBerry tablets. The OMC app for PlayBook has the same great functionality seen on other platforms, allowing you to
Here’s another one from the New York Times bestseller list. The first description of this book that I read was ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell meet Harry Potter in a sophisticated and menacing new coming-of-age tale.’ I thought…
