Last week we announced the new Big Library Read initiative as a joint effort between Sourcebooks, OverDrive and public libraries worldwide.  It’s a unique program (May 15-June 1) designed to unite the world in reading the same…

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…

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Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library has kicked its digital initiative into high gear, thanks to a $350,000 grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. With the new funding, the 22-branch library system is expanding the selection of…

Ah, fall. Youngsters head back to school, the pumpkin-spice latte makes its anticipated return, and forgotten sweaters begin to peek out of dresser drawers. And on the heels of all of this comes the unrelenting flurry of new releases from…

Here’s big news for Harry Potter fans: OverDrive has reached an agreement with Pottermore, the home of Harry Potter eBooks, to become the exclusive worldwide eBook and digital audiobook distributor to public and school libraries for J.K. Rowling’s wildly successful…

To:    OverDrive library partners

From:  Steve Potash, OverDrive CEO

Despite recent changes by some publishers regarding their policies for library lending and continued review of pricing models and digital book lending issues, the 2012 outlook for growing your digital book catalog…

We are proud to announce Test Drive™, a program for libraries to support demonstration and lending of eBook reading devices and tablets to their patrons. The program includes device recommendations and guidelines for setup, maintenance and support, as well as best practices…

eBook and audiobook checkouts from the library are at an all-time high—total checkouts have exceeded more than 60 million, including more than 26 million already this year! With this increase, you might expect support cases to increase as…

Today we announced the innovative WIN Catalog, OverDrive’s latest in the series of WIN initiatives to streamline user experience and provide more access to more content. The WIN Catalog will be mutually beneficial to libraries and users, as well as…