152 library systems in seven countries surpassed one million digital checkouts – OverDrive
In 2023, a record-setting 152 library systems in seven countries surpassed one million digital checkouts.
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662 million digital books were borrowed in 2023, up 19%. Don’t tell Markus Dohle!
With the waiting list at 253 million, OverDrive saw demand for almost one billion downloads in 2022.
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USA – OverDrive downloads up 55% on 2021, but no real numbers and some implausible extrapolations
In 2021, OverDrive reported (January 2022) 506 million downloads globally. A 55% increase on that...
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HarperCollins adds “high-demand” titles to OverDrive Max
OverDrive Max is the fastest growing of OverDrive’s six access models due to its increased...
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OverDrive clocked over 500 million downloads in 2022, and it may actually have been 587 million
The important message here is a simple one: consumer interest in ebooks is not declining, no...
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OverDrive’s half billion digital books downloads blows a hole in the narrative of stagnating consumer interest in ebooks
“Equity of access being a key point here, and one that ultimately is at the centre of the...
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“Complementary content and technologies.” OverDrive completes Kanopy acquisition
Digital video, digital audio, digital text, digital conferencing, digital book fairs, digital,...
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Spain’s ODILO becomes Netherlands new national digital library supplier as it expands its international footprint
In the global digital library stakes OverDrive may be the biggest player, but it has lots of...
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OverDrive’s Sora digital reading app for schools had 5.5 million checkouts in its first year, and saw reading time double in six months
This is a remarkable story that blows apart the faux narratives that smartphones are destroying...
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Rakuten OverDrive adds Marvel Comics to Marketplace
Just weeks before Avengers: Endgame hits the big screen, and with the Oscars success of...
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Toronto library first in world to exceed 20 million digital downloads
Twenty million. That’s how many ebooks and audiobooks have been downloaded from the Toronto Public...
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OverDrive's Big Library Read – the world's biggest digital book club
OverDrive’s latest Big Library Read is underway (Oct 12-26), with Chelsea Sedoti’s The...
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