150 Publishers Added to OverDrive Digital Library; Best-Selling Fiction, Computing, Religion, Travel, Business, and Dictionary eBooks Can Be Borrowed from Library Websites.Business Editors CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 OverDrive, Inc., (www.overdrive.com) a leading digital library solutions provider of popular eBooks that can be read on almost any PC and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , announced today that over 150 publishers have joined its Digital Library Reserve. Best selling titles from Microsoft Press, Merriam-Webster, Barnes & Noble Digital Publishing, Tyndale House, Zondervan, Multnomah, Rough Guides, RosettaBooks, Peanut Press and others will join eBook collections from Time Warner, HarperCollins Perfectbound, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, and Scholastic for libraries to loan their patrons. Using the OverDrive system, best-selling eBooks can be selected and downloaded from the library's website for offline reading on PCs and virtually all PDA devices. The eBooks borrowed automatically expire and check themselves back into the collection. Cleveland Public Library The Cleveland Public Library was founded in 1869 and is located in Cleveland, Ohio. Its mission is "to be the best urban library system in the country by providing access to the worldwide information that people and organizations need in a timely, convenient, and equitable manner. , (http://dlc.clevnet.org/); King County Library System The King County Library System (KCLS) is a library system serving the residents of King County, Washington. The King County Library System is one of the largest circulating libraries in the United States with 43 libraries, a Traveling Library Center, a mobile TechLab, , (http://ebooks.kcls.org); and Wright Memorial Public Library (http://ebooks.wright.lib.oh.us/) are among libraries that currently provide the service. Library systems scheduled to offer eBooks to their patrons using OverDrive's service include MetroNet, Michigan; Youngstown, Ohio; Starkville, Mississippi; Essex County, UK; Burlington County, New Jersey Burlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county seat is Mount Holly. The county seat had been in Burlington, but as population moved away from the Delaware River a more central location was needed. As of 2000, the population was 423,394. and others. Angelina Benedetti, Materials Selector, King County Library System (www.kcls.org) said, "OverDrive's eBook selection is outstanding, with best-selling authors and award-winning titles. The books are reasonably priced and include added features and useful purchasing information such as descriptions, excerpts and author bios." OverDrive's eBook collection for libraries contains thousands of titles patrons want to read, by authors they know and love. These include contemporary fiction, exciting thrillers, romance novels, classic literature, how-to, business and finance titles, children and young adult, study and reference guides, and much more. OverDrive provides libraries with custom integration services including MARC records for their eBook titles from OCLC OCLC - Online Computer Library Center . Earlier this year OverDrive announced a partnership with Dynix for integration of its services into the Horizon Information Management System and Dynix ILS ILS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Israeli Shekel. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . Libraries who are interested in viewing a free Webex demo of Digital Library Reserve can call (216) 573-6886 ext 203 or fill out the online request form located at http://www.overdrive.com/contact/library_demo-form.asp. About OverDrive, Inc. OverDrive (www.overdrive.com) provides digital media solutions for leading retailers, publishers and libraries in the US and abroad including HarperCollins Publishers, Random House, McGraw-Hill, WHSmith and others. OverDrive is a strategic partner to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) and Palm Digital Media, a business unit of PalmGear. The company is a Gold Sponsor of the Open eBook Forum. OverDrive was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. |
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