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Thousands of Libraries Worldwide Participating in Pilot Program Cleveland, May 16, 2013 – Today, more than 7,500 libraries around the world are participating in the Big Library Read, a two-week pilot program launched yesterday that enables millions of library patrons to simultaneously access and read a single eBook title until June 1, 2013. The selected… Read more »

Bestselling Hachette Book Group titles will be available for library and school lending via OverDrive Cleveland—May 1, 2013—Hachette Book Group, one of the largest and most successful publishers in the world, will make its entire digital catalog of more than 5,000 eBooks available to libraries and schools via OverDrive. Beginning May 8, loyal readers at… Read more »

Global distributor of eBooks to libraries, schools & booksellers unveils Blue Sky Campus in Cleveland Cleveland—April 9, 2013—OverDrive, the leading distributor of eBooks and audiobooks to libraries, schools and booksellers, will celebrate the grand opening of its Blue Sky Campus and World Headquarters tomorrow with a special event for partners, vendors and members of the… Read more »

OverDrive announced Library eBook Leaders for 2012, recognizing the libraries achieving the greatest growth and exposure for their eBook and audiobook catalogs. (Good E Reader) Read more »

Chicago’s School District 146 Board of Education approved the purchase of the OverDrive school eBook platform with the belief that all students will strongly benefit from this new 24-hour access, online system. (Chicago Tribune) Read more »

The company is launching a new pilot program that will allow schools to try the system for free and see if it will be a good fit for the staff and student body alike (Good E Reader). Read more »