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Welcome New Partners – September 2012

October 9th, 2012 No comments

Congratulations to all of our new partners from September! Over the past 30 days, 69 educational and public libraries have launched their OverDrive collections with the majority (87%) being schools and colleges.

 

To complement our monstrous list of new…

Harry Potter eBooks Cast Spell on Libraries & Schools

February 27th, 2012 4 comments

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…

eBook discovery and sampling skyrocketing at public libraries

January 19th, 2012 No comments

While attending American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Dallas this weekend, OveDrive will release 2011 year-end stats. Due to the rapid expansion of device compatibility and consumer awareness, eBook discovery and online reader visits at libraries and schools worldwide experienced…

Now That the Sky Is No Longer the Limit…

October 20th, 2011 1 comment

Cindy Orr asks us to take a step back and see how eBooks are making a difference in her monthly column:

I grew up in northwestern Kansas near a town of about 200 inhabitants. When I was a…

If we’ve reached the eBook tipping point, what’s next?

January 12th, 2011 3 comments

Cindy Orr, in her monthly blog post, takes a look at the surge in eBook usage and discusses how libraries can serve their customers now that the format has gone mainstream.

Back in September I speculated that we were beginning the

Welcome new OverDrive partners – May 2010

June 4th, 2010 No comments

New Partners May 2010

Congratulations to the following library, school, and academic partners that went live with an OverDrive download collection in May! Click on any link to be directed to each library’s Virtual Branch website.

Indiana Digital Download Center (IN)