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Holiday Gadget Close-Up: iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano, MP3 Players

December 20th, 2012 5 comments

It may look like MP3 players are going the way of the dinosaur, as most smartphones now have the capability to play MP3 files. Who wants to carry around a separate audio player? But the small devices are still out…

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Going Mobile with OverDrive videos

September 15th, 2011 No comments

It’s clear … our world is going mobile. Over this past year, the number of users installing OverDrive’s mobile app to enjoy titles on the go has increased dramatically. Downloads of the app in 2010 came in at…

Popular music from EMI now available

November 17th, 2010 No comments

Today, we added more than 2,500 popular music albums from EMI to the OverDrive catalog, with thousands of additional albums set to go live in the coming weeks.

The new collection, available to US library partners, features…

In the News: Download Station satisfies Seattle Public Library patrons

June 8th, 2010 2 comments

In a recent survey, we learned that patrons find the greatest benefit of downloading audiobooks from the library to be the ability to do it from home, anytime. But what about patrons who don’t have Internet at home, or perhaps…

Your ‘Virtual Branch’ is open 24/7 365

December 9th, 2009 No comments

Open 24/7

If your library is planning to close during the holidays, your OverDrive ‘Virtual Branch’ will still be open!

Let your patrons know that if they can’t wait until the New Year for their next book, they don’t have…

National Young Readers Week and digital books

November 11th, 2009 No comments

“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them…

OverDrive Download Station v3.2 coming soon

September 29th, 2009 No comments

We are excited to announce the release of OverDrive Download Station v3.2, scheduled for September 30!

With the new version, users can transfer most OverDrive WMA Audiobooks to Apple devices such as the iPod, iPhone, and iPod touch. Additionally, now that…

What device are you?

September 16th, 2009 4 comments

iPod nanoCreative Zen

So, you want a portable device for digital audiobooks, music, and video. Which one should you get? That’s really a question only you can answer, but it’s easier if you have some background information before you begin…