OverDrive Acquires divibib: A New Chapter for DACH Digital Lending
OverDrive acquires divibib and its Onleihe platform from ekz-Group, uniting the two largest digital library aggregators in the German-speaking DACH region under Libby.
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Tag: digital libraries
British TV Streaming Through US Libraries: A Publishing Goldmine
BBC’s Hoopla Digital expansion offers publishers unprecedented US market access through library streaming, converting TV viewers into book buyers and driving 44% sales increases.
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366 Million Ebooks Among OverDrive’s 739 Million Digital Download Tsunami, Redux
A few days ago TNPS reported on the latest numbers from OverDrive, as record were broken yet again, with 366 million ebook downloads blowing a gaping hole in the preferred industry narrative that ebooks are out of fashion.
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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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