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Don’t Bury the ‘Hachette’: Check Out these Newly Added eBooks!

May 16th, 2013 No comments

                    

You probably know that on May 8th, thousands of popular front-list eBook titles from Hachette Book Group were added to Content Reserve.  Featured Hachette authors include David Sedaris,…

Potential Biggest Book of the Year Coming Tomorrow

May 13th, 2013 No comments

Don’t miss Dan Brown’s Inferno, available to purchase in eBook and audiobook formats on Tuesday, May 14th in the Content Reserve Marketplace. Inferno is a sequel to Brown’s blockbuster earlier titles featuring symbologist Robert Langdon. They are, in order,…

Collection Development Focus: Award-Winning Young British Authors

May 3rd, 2013 No comments

          

 

Looking for new titles to add to your digital collection? British literary magazine Granta recently announced their choice for the 20 most promising British writers under the age of 40. This…

Learn How to Use the New Content Reserve in Less than 5 Minutes

May 2nd, 2013 No comments

 

I get shopping anxiety very easily. If I’m in a store, any store, for more than 15 or 20 minutes, I get antsy and have to get going. Coupled with my inability to make quick decisions when faced…

Top Five Literary Fiction eBooks for the Mainstream Reader

                    

 

 

The best books challenge us to think critically and look at the world in a new way. But I admit it; as much as I…

2013 Pulitzer Prize Winning eBooks

April 24th, 2013 No comments

          

 

The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced and now is the time to build your collection with these award-winning books! The winners and selected finalists featured below…

Spotlight on Reports: Current Waiting List

To make the most of the valuable features and data in Content Reserve, let’s delve into statistical reporting. This month, we’re focusing on the Current Waiting List. The Current Waiting List reflects the titles users are most eager to read.…

How Next Generation Changes the Game

December 18th, 2012 2 comments

If you’ve been waiting for the process of checking out library eBooks to become simple enough for your grandmother to understand, this is the season to buy her that eReader. OverDrive’s Next Generation platform changes the game for Grandma…

Empowering Your Library for the Next Generation

December 17th, 2012 No comments

Last week, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash sent the following letter to our library partners. The letter provides an update on Next Generation initiatives, previews new publisher relationships, and celebrates some of the digital library success stories of the past year.

Smart Lists Now Live in Content Reserve

February 21st, 2012 No comments

Content Reserve Smart List DemoWe are pleased to announce that a new collection development feature, “Smart Lists,” went live today. Smart Lists can be accessed in Content Reserve under “Select Express.” We also put together a short video (or click the image…