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NCompass Live: Installing and Using the OverDrive App: A Day-Before-Christmas Refresher!
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NCompass Live: Installing and Using the OverDrive App: A Day-Before-Christmas Refresher!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Michael Sauers

‘Tis the day before Christmas and all through the land, librarians brace for the upcoming influx of patrons with new tablets wanting to know how…

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Simon & Schuster Demands Libraries Start Selling eBooks

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Part of the new deal with Overdrive is to make libraries offer a Buy it Now button on their online websites. When patrons visit the…

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Penguin eBooks are now downloadable for Kindle without USB

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Woot! …the USB side-loading requirement for Penguin eBooks on Kindle devices has been lifted. Today, we are pleased to inform our partners and end-users that…

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Penguin disconnects the USB cable

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Today, we are delighted to announce that Penguin eBooks will be available for “Get for Kindle” in the same convenient manner as the other Kindle…

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OverDrive Media Console 3.0 App coming soon

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Michael Sauers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6njdWzigq0E

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Google pulling the plug on Chrome Frame plug-in

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Michael Sauers

I’m really only bothering to mention this since it does impact Overdrive Read for some people. Given these factors we’ve decided to retire Chrome Frame,…

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Why are these books available to “purchase” via OverDrive?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Michael Sauers

I’ll say that I totally agree with the first example given in this blog post while I’ll say that the second example is a slightly…

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OverDrive Media Console Now Available on Linux (kinda, sorta, more or less)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Overdrive has released new information that will allow Linux users to use the official Media Console via Wine. This is basically a translator that will…

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Installing OverDrive Media Console without the Android Market

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Michael Sauers

My colleague Susan and I have been teaching a lot of eReader workshops for librarians lately and every time someone manages to ask us a…

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