Curated ebook collections for Romance,
Mystery, and Kids' Essentials provide cost-effective options for
library lending
CLEVELAND, June 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of OverDrive's advocacy
for flexible and reasonable digital book costs for schools and
libraries, OverDrive announced today three new All Access
Collections of simultaneous use ebook subscriptions for libraries.
Designed to address the significant growth in reader demand for
eBooks within the Libby and Sora apps, libraries will delight
patrons with access to a growing catalog of in-demand titles
without any holds. These genre-specific collections, priced with a
fixed annual fee, will add meaningful inventory of popular titles
to libraries and supplement other access models available from
OverDrive Marketplace.
New subscriptions launching this summer from participating
publishers include All Access Romance and All Access Mystery. The
All Access Romance Collection will launch with over 1,000 titles
from Kensington Publishing available for purchase through OverDrive
Marketplace. Titles in each collection were selected based on
OverDrive data including title circulation, holds, and Notify Me
engagements from readers around the world. Each collection
will be refreshed regularly to add new titles to satisfy this
audience of voracious readers.
"The initial success of public library eBook lending was built
on the adult fiction categories of romance and mystery over 20
years ago," says Steve Potash,
founder and CEO of OverDrive. "All Access collections enable
librarians to further optimize the performance of their digital
library budget and support simultaneous access to titles for book
clubs, community reading programs, and general patron use. Each
collection provides something for all. In the Romance collection
readers will delight in titles from contemporary to paranormal to
western while in the Mystery collection titles span from cozy to
police procedural to suspense thrillers."
Last year OverDrive introduced simultaneous access to children's
eBooks focused on early literacy through its All Access Supersonic
Phonics & Decodables collection. This will be joined by the All
Access Kids Building Block Library which bundles together five new
subcollections: Emotional Wellness, Graphic Nonfiction, Animals
& Nature, STEM, and Beginning Reader. Librarians can purchase
all 800+ titles or select the subcollections that best fit their
readers' needs.
"The need for readily available eBooks is ever-growing as the
popularity of digital books rises," says Catherine Mason, Digital Buying Lead at Columbus
Metropolitan Library in Columbus,
OH. "Simultaneous use packages keep our patrons satisfied
and engaged while they wait for other books they've placed on hold,
without burdening our budgets and librarians."
OverDrive All Access Collections build on the success of similar
on-demand models such as Kanopy PLUS Packs, All Access Comics &
Graphic Novels, All Access Magazines, and OverDrive Max. OverDrive
Marketplace recently reached a milestone of over 1 million premium,
in-copyright ebooks, and audiobooks available for schools and
libraries through the OverDrive Max access model.
"Simultaneous use packages have been a fantastic addition to the
Ohio Digital Library collection," notes Anne Kennedy, Library Consultant, State Library
of Ohio. "Our data shows
highlighting 'always available' titles in curated collections and
featured title campaigns has increased checkouts and patron
satisfaction. I plan on immediately creating new romance curated
collections once I buy the first All Access package."
"OverDrive's publisher services team has been educating authors,
agents, and publishers on the tremendous influence that librarians
have to promote book sales for print, digital and audio editions of
each work," notes Potash. "When libraries and schools promote
always available titles for community reading events and book
clubs, retail sales see a boost.* We're looking forward to
launching more collections soon."
Librarians are invited to stop by booth 1040 at the 2024
American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition to
learn more about the upcoming All Access Collections.
For more information about OverDrive, visit
company.overdrive.com.
*Data available upon request.
About OverDrive
OverDrive is a mission-based company
that stands with libraries. Named a Certified B Corp in 2017,
OverDrive serves more than 88,000 libraries and schools in 109
countries with the industry's largest digital catalog of eBooks,
audiobooks, magazines, video and other content. OverDrive empowers
libraries and schools by expanding access for all through tireless
industry advocacy and consistent innovation. Award-winning apps and
services include the Libby library reading app, the Sora student
reading app, Kanopy, the leading video streaming app for libraries
and colleges, and TeachingBooks.net, which offers one of the
largest catalogs of supplemental materials that enhance literacy
outcomes. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, Ohio USA. www.overdrive.com
Contact:
Madison Stoneburner
Marketing & Communications Specialist
mstoneburner@overdrive.com
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