eBooks are HOT right now! 2011 saw a record number of patron checkouts, and 2012 promises to offer more of the same.  With that in mind, Melissa and I, your friendly Marketing & Outreach Specialists, have been busy creating new…

The holidays are jing’ jing’ jingling our way, and we would be willing to bet there will be eBook readers and tablets galore gift wrapped for loved ones these next few weeks. This means many more digital checkouts are coming…

Library partners in New Zealand can now enjoy 24,000 public domain titles for free through Project Gutenberg! The titles are always available for unlimited simultaneous checkout by patrons and can be enjoyed on EPUB compatible devices, such as computers, mobile…

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…

Australian libraries with digital collections powered by OverDrive can now access more than 23,000 public domain titles for free through Project Gutenberg.  The titles can be read in any EPUB-compatible software and transferred to EPUB-capable eBook readers, including the Sony…

Today, we released updates to the OverDrive Media Console apps for iPhone (iOS) and Android, which include the addition of one-click, automatic downloads and other enhancements to user experience.

At the same time, we’ve updated the mobile ‘Virtual…

OverDrive’s Project Gutenberg eBook collection, featuring over 15,000 EPUB titles that are free to your library and to your customers, is out of beta and available on more than 125 ‘Virtual Branch’ websites. Since we launched this feature…

On Friday, Boston Public Library became the first OverDrive library partner to add more than 15,000 public domain eBooks from Project Gutenberg to its ‘Virtual Branch’ website—at no cost to the library. This featured collection, currently in…