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Most Downloaded Library eBooks for July no comments
OverDrive today announced the most downloaded ebooks from public libraries for the month of July, 2010. Stieg Larsson remains on top with his Millennium Trilogy.
The most downloaded adult fiction ebooks are:
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larrson
- Private by James Patterson
- The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
- The Search by Nora Roberts
- The 9th Judgment by James Patterson
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
- 61 Hours by Lee Child
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OverDrive to Add Disney eBooks 1 comment
Overdrive just announced a preliminary agreement with Disney Digital Books to add Disney ebooks to its catalogue. From the press release:
OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, and digital content to libraries and schools, today announced a preliminary agreement with Disney Digital Books (www.disneydigitalbooks.com) that will enable libraries to offer access to Disney’s comprehensive library of books online. Young library patrons and their parents will be able to enjoy-for the first time-unlimited access to over 600 new and classic Disney books for kids of all ages with just an Internet-connection and library card. The extensive library features hundreds of digital books available at the click of a mouse, including favorites from popular Disney franchises such as Mickey Mouse, Toy Story, Disney Princess, Cars, and Hannah Montana, along with many other classic and contemporary Disney stories.
To see if your library is a member of the OverDrive network, visit http://search.overdrive.com.
Disney Digital Books is an innovative way for children to experience the joy of reading in a robust and safe online environment. The site offers children of all ages, reading levels, and interests a broad selection of books and features including Look and Listen titles that allow children to hear a story read aloud; a Story-Builder feature so kids can create and share their own stories; and an age-appropriate dictionary that lets children click on any word to hear it read aloud, select unfamiliar words, and read simple definitions.
Libraries will be able to add a subscription to Disney Digital Books using their OverDrive Content Reserve (www.contentreserve.com) account. Users will authenticate on the existing OverDrive-powered library website, and then the Disney Digital Books website will launch in their browser. The service is PC and Mac® compatible and does not require a download.
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OverDrive to Support Android, Release Integrated Application no comments
In a press announcement today OverDrive says that support for Android based devices is finally coming. Once this is in place you will be able to read ebooks with Adobe DRM and borrow library ebooks to read on your Android device. The Android app is the first of a series of new apps that will integrate ebooks, audiobooks, and interactive and multimedia into one application.
From the press release:
OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), a leading distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, and digital content for libraries, schools, and retailers, announced that it will release a series of apps that will combine eBooks, audiobooks, and interactive and multimedia content into one user-friendly application. The apps will be available for both mobile and desktop operating systems, including Windows®, Mac®, iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, Windows Mobile®, and BlackBerry®. Millions of end users will benefit from a single software solution for all OverDrive-supplied content, as well as on-the-go access to eBooks from OverDrive-powered library and retail catalogs.
"The significant investments that libraries and retailers are making in premium eBook collections will have even greater value when users can access titles on their mobile devices," said David Burleigh, director of marketing for OverDrive. "Existing eBook collections, as well as upcoming interactive and multimedia content in a variety of genres, will be compatible with apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, and other mobile operating systems."
Android devices will be the first to experience OverDrive’s app with integrated eBook reading features. The app will enable wireless downloads of premium, copy-protected eBooks, as well as enhanced accessibility and usability features such as text-to-speech. This and other mobile apps are being developed under a license agreement with Adobe® and using the Adobe Reader Mobile 9 SDK. All OverDrive apps will support EPUB, PDF, and eBook content protection functionality, including library lending and expiration.
Amazon announced an upcoming Kindle app for Android a few days ago, and today the Financial Times is reporting that in the first quarter of 2010 Android based smartphones outsold those based on Microsoft Windows Mobile for the first time ever.
