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20,000 Libraries are Participating in the World’s Largest Book Club

12 June, 201713 June, 2017Library eBooks, Overdrive3 Comments

Big Library Read is a world-wide book club run by OverDrive. The first iteration launched last summer, and the second annual BLR launched today. The first book selected...

The Oldest Version of Adobe Digital Editions No Longer Works With OverDrive’s Library eBooks

27 January, 201727 January, 2017Adobe, Overdrive8 Comments

If you are using Adobe Digital Editions 1.7, and are having trouble downloading ebooks from OverDrive, I think I can tell you why. I can also...

Kobo Now Beta-Testing Distribution to OverDrive

19 January, 201719 January, 2017Kobo, Library eBooks, Overdrive5 Comments

When it comes to distributing indie press titles to public libraries, OverDrive is pretty much it for ebooks. OD is the market, and there are only a...

49 Libraries Each Made More Than 1 Million Digital Loans in 2016

18 January, 201718 January, 2017Library eBooks, Overdrive7 Comments

OverDrive’s ebook app may be so painful to use that they built and are beta-testing a new replacement, but that hasn’t stopped four dozen libraries from...

Infographic: Most checked Out Library eBooks & Audiobooks

13 January, 201713 January, 2017Infographic, OverdriveLeave a comment

Looking for more reading recommendation? OverDrive took their list of the most-checked out audiobooks and ebooks for 2016 and compiled it into an infographic. Enjoy! OverDrive

OverDrive Reports Library Borrowing of eBooks Up 16%, Audiobooks Up 34% in 2016

10 January, 201714 January, 2017Library eBooks, Overdrive13 Comments

Stats from the AAP show that some publishers are seeing a decline in ebook sales, but when it comes to usage in libraries the news is...

OverDrive is Beta-Testing a New eBook App, Libby

19 December, 20166 April, 2017e-Reading Software, Library eBooks, Overdrive, Reviews8 Comments

OverDrive is the leading vendor for library ebooks, and you can read ebooks checked out through OD on your Android or iOS Device, the Aura One,...

You Can Now Check Out Library eBooks at Seattle’s Airport

13 December, 201614 December, 2016Library eBooks, OverdriveOne Comment

Over the past few years the King County Library System has operated pop-up free book kiosks at Seattle’s Sea-Tac Airport, but when the librarians were setting up a...

Kobo, OverDrive Post Instructions on How to Use Library eBooks on the Aura One

7 September, 201612 June, 2017e-Reading Hardware, Kobo, Overdrive9 Comments

I may have had to figure out the hard way how to use library ebooks on the Kobo Aura One, but new owners won’t have to...

Kobo Firmware v4.0.7523 Adds Library eBooks to the Aura One (Screenshots)

2 September, 20163 September, 2016e-Reading Hardware, Kobo, Library eBooks, Overdrive27 Comments

Kobo’s latest and greatest ereader only started arriving on doorsteps yesterday, and it has already gotten its first update. A Kobo beta tester has posted a...

Kobo & Overdrive – What We Know So Far

18 August, 20162 September, 2016e-Reading Hardware, e-Reading Software, Kobo, Library eBooks, Overdrive24 Comments

In addition to a night-reading mode, what sets the newly launched Kobo Aura One apart from other ereaders is the way it supports library ebooks. The Aura...

In 2015 Rakuten Took a $70 Million Write Down on Kobo, and Paid Five Times More Than OverDrive Was Worth

13 February, 201618 February, 2016Kobo, Overdrive11 Comments

Rakuten released its annual financial report on Friday. While the news was generally good, the report also revealed embarrassing details about Rakuten’s ebook ventures. Overall company...

S&S Now Offers Libraries a Two-Year License at 150% of the Sale Price

12 November, 20153 December, 2015Library eBooks, OverdriveOne Comment

Simon & Schuster has debuted new license terms for library ebooks. Where the publisher used to charge libraries an above the consumer market price for an...

OverDrive Brings Audiobooks to the Web Browser

20 May, 201528 August, 2015Audiobook, Overdrive, Web Browser5 Comments

OverDrive has just made it easier to listen to the audiobooks you check out of your local library. The Rakuten-owned library ebook and audiobook distributor announced...

OverDrive App for Android, iOS Now Includes a Dyslexic Font

7 April, 20158 April, 2015e-Reading Software, Overdrive3 Comments

If you’re one of the millions of Americans with dyslexia then I have some good news for you. OverDrive rolled out an update last week which...