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PRICING CHANGE ON EBOOKS FROM RANDOM HOUSE WILL EFFECT HOW LIBRARIES PURCHASE BOOKS
As you may have heard in recent news, Random House, Inc. will be raising its eBook prices on March 1, 2012. OverDrive had several meetings with the Random House library team and they expressed their ongoing appreciation of the strong support libraries provide for their titles and authors. Random Continue… -
Enjoy OverDrive Media Console on BlackBerry PlayBook
With the launch of PlayBook OS 2.0, OverDrive Media Console now allows users to access digital titles on their BlackBerry tablets. The OMC app for PlayBook has the same great functionality seen on other platforms, allowing you to check out and download titles right from your device. All you have to Continue… -
Update to OverDrive and Amazon issue
For Kindle titles on OverDrive, there are currently two possible methods for acquiring titles. The following messages are displayed in the descriptions of the titles on OverDrive. The first message says “Use on: Kindles and free Kindle apps”. This means that the title can be Continue… -
Publisher ends agreement with Library eBook supplier
As of February 10, 2012, Penguin Group USA will no longer sell eBooks or eAudiobooks to libraries through OverDrive (including the consortium and PDL) . This announcement came after a series of meetings the American Library Association held with several major publishers regarding library eBook Continue… -
Now available: New features for mobile apps
Last week we saw that mobile device use increased to 22% of all checkouts of eBooks and audiobooks from OverDrive-powered libraries. Today, OverDrive is pleased to announce new features for its mobile apps that are sure to increase that usage even further. With the release of OverDrive® Continue…
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