Category Archives: OverDrive

Guest Post: Schrödinger’s Ebook Box

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Galen Charlton | 2 Comments

For Marlene’s birthday I got her a new iPad.  Since her work involves reading and reviewing ebooks, and since the iPad has become her primary ebook reader, transferring the books from her old iPad to the new one was critical. … Continue reading →

Posted in About, iPad, OverDrive | Tagged , , ,
2 Comments

Penguin wobbling toward 1984

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

On February 9, Penguin Books announced that it has pulled out of its contract with OverDrive to supply ebooks and downloadable audiobooks to libraries. The effective date of Penguin’s withdrawal from the library space is February 10. Are you watching … Continue reading →

Posted in ebooks, OverDrive, Penguin Books | Tagged , ,
1 Comment

March of the Penguins

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

This story may sound slightly familiar. Penguin Books has decided to opt out of the Library ebook market. The company is citing “security concerns“, much in the same way that Harper Collins cited the “need to protect their authors” when … Continue reading →

Posted in ebooks, libraries, OverDrive | Tagged , , ,
1 Comment

Kindle OverDrive

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

Kindle books have arrived at an OverDrive library near you!  Or they will any minute now. The two libraries I have access to (I only moved in June, my old library card hasn’t expired yet) both have it. Does it … Continue reading →

Posted in Kindle, OverDrive | Tagged , , ,
1 Comment

Snowball careening downhill–look out below!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

In the April 27 Industry News from Publisher’s Weekly, Amazon reported that sales in their ebook division jumped 63% in the first quarter of 2011.  That was pretty much their good news.   Their bad news, underlaying a certain amount of spin, was that even … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, ebooks, OverDrive | Tagged , , , ,
Comments Off

OverDrive and Amazon and Kindles

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

People who have Amazon Kindles will finally be able to borrow ebooks from their local library.  This is a good thing for user service, whatver questions librarians may have about the forces that are moving behind the scenes on this … Continue reading →

Posted in ebooks, OverDrive | Tagged , , , ,
Comments Off