Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Dianne de Villiers, school librarian at Somerset College in South Africa, to share their marketing plan for this school year. Do you have a story you’d like to share on the OverDrive blog about how to engage readers with your digital collection? Email blogs@overdrive.com with your story. With the… Read more »
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Let the wedding planning begin!
If you’re looking at your Facebook News Feed, Twitter account, or email inbox and thinking “Everyone I know just got engaged,” you’re probably right. According to WeddingWire, 33% of engagements happen between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. I actually fell into that 33% on New Year’s Eve and one of the first things I did… Read more »
Break away from your shared collection with OverDrive Advantage
Is your library among a larger group or consortium of libraries that shares one digital collection? Do your patrons complain about excessive hold times on popular titles or the lack of unique content in the consortium’s catalog? Or does your library have a separate budget set aside to build an exclusive collection for your patrons?… Read more »
What MP3 means for your library, school, and users
We recently revealed that we’re planning to provide all OverDrive audiobooks in MP3 format only, and sunset the distribution of WMA audiobooks. Our goal is always to give readers what they want—by providing the largest catalog, easiest user experience, and the most compatibility across all devices. By moving to MP3 only, all OverDrive audiobooks will… Read more »
The readers have spoken: OverDrive is the best eBook app for libraries and schools
Readers know what they want in an eBook and audiobook app, and even more so, they like to talk about it. One great thing about app stores is that they allow smartphone and tablet users to provide feedback on the apps they download and assign a star rating to signify their satisfaction level. And guess… Read more »
UPDATED: OverDrive announces plan for audiobooks to be solely available in MP3 format
**UPDATE: MP3 audiobooks are still being borrowed, and users are prompted to delete when the lending period is over. Titles still expire in the OverDrive app at the end of the lending period.** At ALA Midwinter Meeting this weekend, OverDrive will be announcing to library partners that over the coming months, we will… Read more »
OverDrive to preview enhanced eBooks at ALA Midwinter Meeting
As thousands of librarians convene in Philadelphia this weekend, we will be demonstrating interactive children’s eBooks with dozens of “app-like” features based on industry-standard EPUB3 and other formats. In OverDrive booth #1723 at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 24-27 in Philadelphia, enhanced eBook editions of children’s classics, picture books, adult and YA titles will be… Read more »
Librarian’s Share: Hennepin County Library
It’s time to check in with another winner of this year’s Digital Library Champions contest! Since last August, we’ve been highlighting winners and their success stories through a series of Librarian’s Share blog posts. This week, we feature the winner of the “Inside the Library” category, Hennepin County Library, as written by Senior Librarian Shannon… Read more »
Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions Day
How are you doing on your New Year’s Resolutions? So far, I’ve kept up a few of mine (learn to play a bit of piano), and a few others have already slipped by (exercise every day—fat chance!). However, apparently I’m in good company. Only 8% of people actually accomplish a New Year’s resolution. Fortunately,… Read more »
New collection lists available!
Between the recent polar vortex cold temperatures and patron’s shiny new gadgets brought by Santa, your OverDrive Digital Library is likely seeing a large boost in new patron registrations, circulations and website activity. To keep up with demand and to help make your Marketplace shopping effortless during this busy time of year, we have created… Read more »