OverDrive, Inc is a digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, online magazines and streaming video titles.
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OverDrive Inc provides digital rights management and download fulfillment services for publishers, libraries, schools, corporations and book retailers.
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OverDrive Inc developed a Media Station, which allows users to browse their library's digital collection on touchscreen monitors and Internet workstations.
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OverDrive Inc announced a partnership with LexisNexis to provide the LexisNexis Digital Library, a customized eLending platform for the legal library market.
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RBMedia and OverDrive Inc are both owned by KKR, with KKR's OverDrive Inc purchase concluded in June 2020.
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On June 9,2021, it was announced that OverDrive Inc had reached a deal to acquire Kanopy, an on-demand streaming video platform.
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OverDrive Inc launched its Digital Library Reserve, a digital download platform for public libraries, in 2002.
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In 2005, OverDrive Inc installed download stations into public libraries and added music to its library platform.
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In 2002, OverDrive Inc was selected as the distributor of HarperCollins' eBooks to the publisher's online retail stores.
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In 2008, OverDrive Inc announced that it would provide download services for Borders Books.
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In 2008, Adobe and OverDrive Inc jointly announced that OverDrive Inc would be the co-developer and operator of Adobe ADEPT, a hosted DRM service to protect files viewed with Adobe Digital Editions.
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In 2012, OverDrive Inc partnered with Nokia to launch Nokia Reading, an eReading app and service for Nokia's Lumia 900,800,710, and 610 Windows Phone devices.
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OverDrive Inc holds a biennial user group meeting called Digipalooza to train and educate librarians on the download service.
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At the 2008 Public Library Association National Conference, OverDrive Inc unveiled preliminary plans for the nationally touring Digital Bookmobile.
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On September 21,2011, OverDrive Inc began supporting Kindle public library book borrowing.
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On September 18,2014, OverDrive Inc debuted International "Read an Ebook" Day, "an annual holiday to celebrate and raise awareness for reading on digital devices".
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OverDrive Inc is criticized for relying on digital rights management protection technology from Microsoft for the bulk of its audiobooks.
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In March 2008, OverDrive Inc announced that it would distribute a collection of approximately 3,000 audiobooks in the MP3 format, which is more widely compatible.
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On November 19,2008, OverDrive Inc released the OverDrive Inc Media Console for Mac, which allows Mac owners to download and listen to MP3 audiobooks from their library on a home computer.
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OverDrive Inc's streaming audiobook option—scheduled for release in 2012—will enable Mac users to access many audiobooks that were previously unavailable due to WMA compatibility issues.
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In January 2009, OverDrive Inc informed Fictionwise that it would no longer be providing downloads for purchasers of e-books through Fictionwise as of January 31,2009; no reason was provided to Fictionwise as to why it was being shut down.
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