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OverDrive and III announce plans for deep API integration

April 25th, 2013 No comments

 

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…

OverDrive Announces Opening of World Headquarters

April 10th, 2013 No comments
Today, OverDrive announced the opening of its new world headquarters, Blue Sky Campus, in Garfield Heights,

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OverDrive Launches New Reader-friendly Services

April 1st, 2013 3 comments

April 1, 2013 — Cleveland, Ohio – Leading eBook distributor OverDrive today announced a series of initiatives to broaden options for readers to discover and enjoy eBooks from schools and libraries.  Based on surveys completed by 18 million readers who each…

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Digital Library As Hub of Discovery: 2012 OverDrive Data Review

January 15th, 2013 No comments

As eBook and audiobook borrowing continues to surge in popularity, OverDrive-powered libraries and schools are generating record traffic. Last month, we reported how Next Generation pilot libraries set checkout records on Christmas, and today, we released data showing how…

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Next Generation Libraries Generate Record eBook Traffic on Christmas

December 26th, 2012 2 comments

Public libraries utilizing OverDrive’s Next Generation digital lending platform served a record number of eBook, audiobook, music and video titles to patrons on Christmas Day. The most dramatic growth occurred among users of iPad, Kindle Fire and Android devices. With…

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OverDrive Has a New Home

November 20th, 2012 2 comments

This week, we moved to our new Blue Sky Campus in Garfield Heights, Ohio—just up the hill from our previous headquarters in Valley View. With its dynamic workspaces and open floor plan, Blue Sky reflects the collaborative, forward-thinking…

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OverDrive Selected to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500

November 14th, 2012 No comments

As libraries and schools around the world continue to expand their digital offerings, OverDrive continues to grow alongside the industry we serve. Today, we’re thrilled to learn that OverDrive ranks 221st on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, an index of the…

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Congratulations to America’s Star Libraries

November 13th, 2012 No comments

 

It’s no mystery that library patrons love eBooks, and no surprise that most top-ranked libraries rely on OverDrive to supply those eBooks.

 

Last week, Library Journal published the fifth edition of its “Index of Public Library

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A Vote for eBooks

November 5th, 2012 No comments

Our library patrons are just like everyone else: they want eBooks. They cast their vote for eBooks every time they check out EPUB, PDF and Kindle titles from your digital collection—and they’ve done so millions of times this year across…

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Renewing Our Focus on Customer Service

October 18th, 2012 No comments

Customer Service Week is a time to show appreciation for the customer service professionals who serve us in various ways throughout our daily lives. Of course, the appreciation goes both ways, and on behalf of OverDrive Support Services, I’d like…

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