Each month the OverDrive team will be choosing a classic title to feature that we feel is a Must-Have for all collections. In our debut post, we’ve chosen Jack Kerouac’s influential novel On the Road. Often called one of the most important English language novels of all time, On the Road is a semi-autobiographical tale… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: August 2011
Top 25 Project Gutenberg eBook Titles (US Edition)
When Michael Hart endeavored to create Project Gutenberg 40 years ago, he probably did not envision the No. 1 downloaded title being the Kama Sutra, but a surprising search revealed just that. Project Gutenberg is an expansive set of free eBooks, digitized and assembled by Hart (who, incidentally, is the inventor of the eBook) when… Read more »
eBooks to help put your fruits and veggies to use
Make like the Pilgrims and harvest! Or purchase! Whatever floats your boat (Pilgrims… boat…see what I did there since they arrived on a boat…haha?) Ok as you all know, summer is coming to a tragic close and with that comes frosty weather and frozen tundra. Don’t let your fruits and veggies go to waste! Now,… Read more »
Congratulations to OverDrive’s Digies Award library winners!
In 2006, OverDrive created the Digital Pioneer Award (also know as the Digies Award), which is awarded to partner libraries that have shown excellence and leadership in delivering digital media to their communities through successful collection development, staff training, and promotion. We are delighted to announce the 2011 winning libraries that were recognized at OverDrive’s… Read more »
Quest novels: eBook and audiobook journeys worth taking
When I was a little girl I wanted to be Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I watched her fall in love, graduate high school, and save the world over and over again. But in all honesty, I loved Buffy Summers because she was just like me. There’s no shame in that. No judgment if you wanted… Read more »
Print to Screen: The Help
Promote The Help inside your library with this poster: Click to download. From the first “Miss Aibi” to Skeeter’s final snarky remark, The Help is a tour de force of laughter, history, humility, but most of all, strength. After more than 60 rejections, Kathryn Stockett’s debut novel was finally published in 2009 by Penguin Books. … Read more »
2011 Outreach Program Contest Online Winner: Sandusky Library
I have always been a fan of physical book displays – the curbside appeal and visual cues, as well as the thoughtful content selected to populate the display. Book displays allow library staff to be creative yet considerate, to highlight content that may be a hot item or perhaps a title that has not had… Read more »
Publisher promotional opportunity: ContentWire for Children’s & Young Adult Selectors
As the demand for content in all genres and subjects rapidly grows, so too does the need for children’s and teen selectors to be aware of what’s newly available from OverDrive. They’ve asked, and we’ve listened. Starting this week, we will debut a new version of ContentWire, one just for kids and teens content! This monthly newsletter… Read more »
Training Month: Download Discovery raffle prizes
Training Month 2011 is almost here and live sessions are filling up quickly! Not only is this a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your OverDrive service and to offer staff a refresher on the basics, but you also have a chance to win some fantastic prizes. In this year’s Download Discovery raffle we will… Read more »
OverDrive’s 2011 Outreach Program contest winners
Drumroll, please! The winners are in for the 2011 Outreach Program Contest! On behalf of Team OverDrive, I’d like to thank all the libraries that participated this year. The winning libraries were recognized at Digipalooza and each received a collection credit and an award certificate. I’d like to congratulate the following libraries: Grand Prize Winner:… Read more »