OverDrive is the leading platform for
ebook and audiobook lending to public and school libraries, with over 30,000 supported libraries worldwide.
In the U.S. Overdrive is the one most libraries use for
ebook and audiobook lending.
Overdrive intends on releasing a massive amount of metrics based on all of the schools and libraries that use their service for the facilitation of
ebook and audiobook lending.
Not exact matches
eBook lending, along with movie, music,
and audiobook streaming, is helping these entities keep their doors open by offering the content their patrons need in the... [Read more...]
Overdrive is currently the largest system used by libraries to facilitate the
lending of
eBooks,
Audiobooks, Videos
and more.
Overdrive is well known as the premier
eBook content distribution platform that libraries use to facilitate the
lending of digital books,
audiobooks, videos
and more.
Penguin Group, which announced last year that any books published after November 14 would not be available for
ebook lending from libraries —
and initially had said those
ebooks would not be available for Kindle, but has since backed down from that statement — has now decided to pull its
audiobook downloads from library catalogs for books published on or after that same date.
As public libraries tried to shift their operation models to meet more people's needs
and began installing computer labs, television viewing areas,
audiobook listening rooms,
and more, as well as spending their time
and battling the issue of
ebook lending, Coates explained that the money for actual borrowable books began to dwindle away.
In 2007 we saw 38.3 % of libraries offered
ebooks,
and now in 2011 a whopping 67.3 % are
lending audiobooks and ebooks.
«Public libraries utilizing OverDrive's Next Generation digital
lending platform served a record number of
eBook,
audiobook, music
and video titles to patrons on Christmas Day.
«This spike in library
lending of
eBooks,
audiobooks,
and streaming video is the result of the tremendous efforts of thousands of librarians, as well as significant ease - of - use improvements including seamless integration with library catalogs,» said Shannon Lichty, OverDrive's Director of Partner Services.
eBook lending, along with movie, music,
and audiobook streaming, is helping these entities keep their doors open by offering the content their patrons need in the platforms they want to consumer it.
Note there are already at least 3 New Zealand Public Libraries
lending Overdrive
eBooks and AudioBooks.
She went on to say «while
eBooks are experiencing good solid double digit growth in libraries
and schools, growth in
audiobook lending is outpacing
eBook lending with a 28 % growth rate year over year.
OverDrive, the industry leader in digital
lending for public
and school libraries serving 34,000 institutions worldwide, has enabled libraries to reach
and engage more of their communities with
eBooks and digital
audiobooks for more than 12 years.
As
eBooks gain momentum, we should
lend an ear towards the humble
audiobook, which has been around for decades
and was originally designed for those who could not read.
Today OverDrive announced that their Big Library Read is coming back next month, which is a global
ebook club of sorts that gives people around the world an opportunity to read the same
ebook, or listen to the
audiobook, for free through the 30,000 + public libraries
and schools that use OverDrive's
ebook lending program.
These days, libraries also carry
audiobooks in both CD
and digital formats,
and usually partner with one or more
ebook -
lending services to offer
ebooks as well.
Keep your library open 24/7
and lend popular
and classic
eBooks,
audiobooks,
and interactive multimedia.
The most borrowed
eBooks and Audiobooks from libraries list is based on data from 34,000 libraries and schools worldwide that lend eBooks, audiobooks and other digital media via the OverDrive
Audiobooks from libraries list is based on data from 34,000 libraries
and schools worldwide that
lend eBooks,
audiobooks and other digital media via the OverDrive
audiobooks and other digital media via the OverDrive platform.
Granted, those business segments are still dwarfed by OverDrive's core business: 95 % of all U.S. public libraries use the company's technology to
lend out
ebooks,
audiobooks and other electronic content — content that disappears when the
lending period ends.
The company's digital arm provides
audiobook and eBook lending to the library market through the RBdigital platform, alongside several other platforms specializing in same - day newspapers
and magazines, adult learning
and language tutorial programs.
Starting February 10, Penguin, which had recently instituted limitations on library
lending for
ebooks and audiobooks, will now no longer offer any
ebooks or
audiobooks through OverDrive.
«Looking ahead, we are continuing to talk about our future plans for
ebook and digital
audiobook availability for library
lending with a number of partners providing these services,» said Erica Glass, in a prepared statement.