OverDrive Reports 2016 Digital Library Trends for Public Libraries
April 06, 2016 07:00 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - April 06, 2016) - As the nation's public librarians meet at the 2016 Public Library Association (PLA) Conference this week, industry-leading eBook and audiobook...
ASCD and OverDrive Survey Finds Digital Content Used in 80% of Schools and Districts
April 01, 2016 07:00 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - April 01, 2016) - Digital content use in schools is no longer a new frontier, with more than 80 percent of schools and districts now using some form of digital...
American Sniper Selected for Big Library Read, the World's Largest Library Book Club
March 17, 2016 07:00 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - March 17, 2016) -  For a two week period, American Sniper will be available for millions of readers worldwide in the largest digital book club through libraries. Big...
OverDrive Launches QuickStart eBook Collection to Promote Reading in Elementary Schools
March 14, 2016 12:25 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH --(Marketwired - March 14, 2016) - OverDrive, the leading eBook and audiobook platform for schools, wants all kids to become great readers. To promote reading, encourage digital...
Record Number of Libraries Surpass One Million eBook and Audiobook Checkouts in 2015
January 07, 2016 10:26 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - January 07, 2016) - Librarians across the nation are celebrating the record-setting pace that their digital collections are lending as they convene at the American...
Library Readers Borrow Record Numbers of eBooks and Audiobooks in 2015
January 05, 2016 10:27 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - January 05, 2016) - 2015 was a banner year for libraries with record numbers of readers turning to their local library to borrow and download popular eBooks and...
Worldwide Library eBook Reading Club Kicks Off
October 08, 2015 15:21 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - Oct 8, 2015) - More than 30,000 libraries and schools are participating in the world's largest global eBook reading club. Big Library Read (BLR), facilitated by...
International Read an eBook Day Set for September 18
September 16, 2015 09:00 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2015) - International Read an eBook Day, an annual celebration to raise awareness for digital reading, is coming on Friday, September 18. As with most other...
Librarians Across the Globe Will Shape the Future of eBook Lending at Cleveland Event
August 05, 2015 07:00 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwired - Aug 5, 2015) - As Donald Trump, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush and the other Republican candidates take the stage Thursday to talk about the nation's future in Cleveland,...
eBook and Audiobook Lending Soars to Daily Record at Libraries and Schools
July 01, 2015 17:42 ET | OverDrive, Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 1, 2015) - As the nation's librarians conclude the 2015 annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in San Francisco, their eBook catalogs set...