Posted on February 9, 2012 by Lauren
OverDrive is excited to announce the launch of OverDrive Help on February 14. OverDrive Help contains hundreds of newly-written help articles covering everything users need to know to enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, music and video from your digital collection. Articles contain screenshots, software download links and links to related articles. Each article can be printed, emailed [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2011 by Lauren
Offer expires May 2, 2011. Be sure to select Las Vegas-Clark County Library District as your library at checkout!
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Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lauren
Click the video graphic above or Watch the Video on YouTube In December 2010, you and your library customers will be able to enjoy eBooks and audiobooks on the iPhone in a single app! this app does work on iPad but because of the different display an iPad & Android apps are also coming soon.
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Posted on July 1, 2010 by Lauren
Starting today, teens will have a chance to SYNC YA literature into their earphones with free audiobook downloads. Audiobook Community, a social network for audiobook lovers led by Audiofile Magazine, has officially launched its SYNC campaign. From July 1 to Sept. 1, a weekly pairing of best-selling and classic audiobooks for young adult listeners will [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2010 by Lauren
The following new eAudio titles have been added to our eMedia collection from OverDrive. The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine Brava, Valentine: A Novel by Adriana Trigiani Exclusive by Sandra Brown Live Free or Die: Troy Rising Series, Book 1 by John Ringo Worst Case: Michael Bennett Series, Book 3 by [...]
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Posted on December 21, 2009 by Lauren
From OverDrive… OverDrive released the beta version of OverDrive Media Console for Android today December 21. The free software for audiobooks can be downloaded to popular phones running the Android operating system, and used to enjoy audiobooks from our ‘Virtual Branch’ website. Android users can now browse our collection, check out with a library card, [...]
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Posted on December 3, 2009 by Lauren
We have noticed there are a fair number of staff who can’t answer basic questions about our downloadable books so we are offering a simple basic class to give you the help you need. E-Media 12/17 (Thursday) 2:00-4:00pm at CCL Virtual Library Training Center. The District offers several types of e-Media from Ovedrive and Net-Library. [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2009 by Lauren
Current film release and blockbuster book, The Time Traveler’s Wife tops the list of the Most Downloaded Books from the Library for August. Coming back through the ranks to reclaim its spot on the Most Downloaded list is Steig Larsson’s Swedish mystery, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; might there be a spot on September’s list for the next title in [...]
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Posted on September 15, 2009 by Lauren
Our library’s download service eBooks to Go (OverDrive) just became even more portable with the release of OverDrive Media Console for Windows Mobile. Now you can wirelessly download audiobooks, music, and video to your Windows Mobile phone from the library’s download website eBooks to Go and play the titles with the same superior navigation features [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2009 by Lauren
from OverDrive’s Digital Library Blog by Cindy Orr Centuries ago it was strange and frightening to see someone read silently. People wondered what was happening to the person who was staring at a book but saying nothing. Were they possessed? Were they all right? This is because the norm until the 10th century was to [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2009 by Lauren
It’s here! The new version of OverDrive® Media Console. Nearly all WMA Audiobooks in the download collection are now compatible with the iPod®, iPhoneT, iPod touch®, and iPod nano®, as well as Zune® and thousands of other portable devices, with a simple upgrade of OverDrive Media Console to version 3.2 on Windows® PCs. With OMC [...]
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Posted on June 7, 2009 by Lauren
Note: spreadsheet opens in your browser so be sure to click the tabs at the bottom of your screen to see children, Spanish and Modern Scholar titles. You can also go directly to netLibrary and search by format MP3
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Posted on June 5, 2009 by Lauren
The following eAudio Books have been added to the eMedia Catalog. The Problem with the Puddles by Kate Feiffer Swimsuit by James Patterson Finger Lickin’ Fifteen: Stephanie Plum Series, Book 15 by Janet Evanovich Obsession: An Erotic Tale by Gloria Vanderbilt The Last Olympian: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, Book 5 by Rick Riordan Series: Percy Jackson and the [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2009 by Lauren
New eAudio book titles purchased for eBooks to Go (OverDrive) for April 2009. 4 Bodies and a Funeral Stephanie Bond, Cassandra Campbell Fiction, Mystery The 8th Confession James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Carolyn McCormick Fiction, Mystery About Face Donna Leon, David Colacci Fiction, Mystery Afraid Jack Kilborn, Phil Gigante Fiction Age is Just a Number Dara [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2009 by Lauren
Netlibrary now has MP3 format available for eaudio books. Attached is a list of titles for adults and Children/YA. There are 746 titles for adults and 69 titles for children and/or YA. These titles will work on iPods formatted with a Windows computer. They are still working on MAC computers and hope to launch this summer [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2009 by Lauren
Today, Monday March 30 we got the new MARC records and uploaded them to the Library catalog. We now own 2314 titles instead of 2565 titles. The difference is mainly in the removal of the language titles which are no longer included in our subscription. It will be interesting to see what new titles we [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2009 by Lauren
We are having a problem with the downloadable books at NetLibrary/Recorded Books. It appears they have switched our account to the new model without telling us. This means that a large number of titles in the Library catalog are no longer accessible to our patrons. Chris is in the process of deleting all the NetLibrary/Recorded [...]
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Posted on January 26, 2009 by Lauren
Librivox is working on providing scrolling text for audio books. Read the article at Booklist Online. Thiswould be a great service to our hearing impaired, ESL and low reading skill users. It makes eAudio books accessible to everybody. I see this service having great potential.
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Posted on December 16, 2008 by Lauren
For Kids: For Adults:
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Posted on December 5, 2008 by Lauren
Lincoln: A Photobiography Creator 1: Russell Freedman Genius Squad Creator 1: Catherine Jinks Get Well Soon Creator 1: Julie Halpern Annie On My Mind Creator 1: Nancy Garden Wanted…Mud Blossom: The Blossom Family Series, Book 5 Creator 1: Betsy Byars Series: The Blossom Family Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, Books 11 & 12: No Messin’ With My Lesson; No Bones About It Creator [...]
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