OverDrive Read Coming Soon

Great news from OverDrive about a forthcoming browser-based eBook reader.  This should really open up many more eReading alternatives for patrons who don’t have a dedicated eReading device or a tablet. To view a demo title using OverDrive Read, please visit https://penelopiad-18893a.booki.sh/. More from the press release: (Cleveland) – May 30, 2012 – Leading global eBook [...]

Test Drive Devices

Here’s the latest Test Drive guidelines and devices: Test Drive™ Approved Devices Agasio DroPad Model: A8i Operating System: Android 2.3 Tested: January 2012 The DroPad A8 (also named HeroTab C8) features a 7″ display and a 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8 processor. With OverDrive’s mobile app installed, users can borrow eBooks and audiobooks straight from the [...]

OverDrive Test Drive

Enter our Outreach Program Contest Next month, we’ll launch our annual Outreach Program Contest, asking libraries to share their marketing and outreach efforts and rewarding the most creative and innovative entries with prizes. This year, we’ve added a category specifically focused on Test Drive. We want to hear how you are using Test Drive in [...]

Helping you Help Patrons with eMedia

From OverDrive, helpful tips for library staff: Not too long ago, we released OverDrive Help.  The goal: Give librarians and end users a quick and easy way to find help for using OverDrive services.  Not sure how to transfer audiobooks to your iPod? No problem.  Want to know how to get a library title on [...]

It’s Coming!

Many of you are familiar with our eBook, audiobook, music, and video download website from OverDrive (HTTP://ebooks.lvccld.org).  Now we have a chance to take this popular service to our patrons with the Digital Bookmobile, a high-tech tractor-trailer that creates an immersive download experience built around our ‘Virtual Branch’ download website. To preview this exciting vehicle [...]

eBook Question for Circulation

A staff member this weekend had this question: I had a patron call today (Saturday) who had her library card# replaced.  She had an eBook placed on hold with the previous number.  The Circ staff told her all her holds would switch-over to the new number.  However, apparently this doesn’t apply to eMedia holds since the [...]

OverDrive advocacy efforts and new services for library lending of digital books

OverDrive advocacy efforts and new services for library lending of digital books. Be sure to read what is coming soon to our eMedia Catalog from OverDrive.  Our catalog already has the new Buy It Now!  feature with more to come starting tomorrow with the new Help pages!  

Announcing OverDrive Help

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 [...]

Kindle Disclaimer

OverDrive implemented a disclaimer on our site that warns the patron downloading a Kindle book that they are leaving the library’s digital site AND that the commercial site (aka Amazon) doesn’t have the same privacy policies as the library. The wording for this pop-up window was settled on by OverDrive and Amazon. In case the [...]

New Test Drive Program

Shannon Lichty Nov 22, 2011 1:37 PM – Show original item We are proud to announce Test Drive™, a program for libraries to support demonstration and lending of eBook reading devices and tablets to their patrons. The program includes device recommendations and guidelines for setup, maintenance and support, as well as best practices for institutions that want [...]

New Marketing Kit for eBooks!

OverDrive has a new marketing kit for our eMedia collection so be sure to check it out! Here’s the poster with our URL added: eMedia Poster (for this pdf version you will need to add the URL information before printing) There are other marketing materials available including bookmarkets and shelf talkers.

2011 OverDrive Experience & Explosion

You might have heard some big news about Kindle ereaders now working with our eBooks from OverDrive. To view how it works watch 2011 OverDrive Explosion. Many new features to the eMedia Catalog are covered in the 2011 OverDrive Experience. So you missed the sessions in September or October take a look at these to [...]

Kindle is Coming!!!

Amazon and OverDrive have quietly started rolling out Kindle ebook lending from public libraries, albeit in Beta. Even though there hasn’t been any official announcement yet, some public libraries have already started lending ebooks for the Kindle. The image to the left hails from the Seattle Public Library; several other libraries are starting to list [...]

OverDrive Training

With the changes coming to OverDrive, I highly recommend you take the two training sessions being offered during the training month 2011(September 13 – October 6th). Not only is this a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our OverDrive service and for staff to get refreshed on the basics, but you also have a chance [...]

Wowbrary Updates

New Category for eBooks and eAudios: The #1 request we’ve recently received from patrons is to point them to new eBooks and eAudios. Although we already identify these within the relevant categories (for example, an eBook mystery shows up in Mysteries), we recently created a new category that separately lists all the new eBooks and [...]

ALA Top Tech Trends Recapped

Today I attended a webinar from ALA recapping the top tech trends found at the ALA conference. The archive of the session is available on the ALA TechSource blog. Here’s a few high points: Will the mouse die?  Most likely eventually but not right away.  The  Touch interface is the future.  MAC’s new OSX 10.7 [...]

eBooks and eAudio Book Promoting in the Library

The links below contain printable shelf talkers as well as other ideas for promoting downloadable books with your physical books and audio books.  A couple of you mentioned at the last Adult Services meeting that you where doing something similar so I thought I would provide this information to other staff who might be interested [...]

eBooks in the News

Library E-Book Checkouts Get a Major Boost – New York Times article.

OverDrive to provide DRM-free eBook titles from O’Reilly Media

Today OverDrive announced it will offer 1500 DRM free eBook titles from O’Reilly is in relation to the new WIN platform.  Great news! More from the press release:  OverDrive announced today that booksellers, libraries, and schools in its global network will soon have access to DRM-free eBook titles from O’Reilly Media. The publisher’s entire eBook [...]

OverDrive WIN

OverDrive will launch Overdrive WIN, a series of platform enhancements this June.  Read more..