Public Libraries around the world generated a record level of digital content circulation in 2019, providing patrons access to more than 326 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines, according to a report by Rakuten OverDrive, a digital distribution vendor for libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Rakuten OverDrive, a platform for digital books (used by more than 43,000 libraries and schools worldwide), has released a list of its most-borrowed ebooks and audiobooks in 2019. There are no real surprises on the list, besides maybe the fact that so many people want to listen to a woman tell... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-08 19:19:19 UTC ]
Investment firm KKR has signed a deal to buy digital reading platform OverDrive from Rakuten for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-26 15:47:15 UTC ]