OverDrive is the leading global distributor of ebooks, audiobooks, but also music and video. The company hosts more than 1 million digital titles, and has just released the data showing that in 2012 as much as 70 million ebooks and audiobooks were checked out from associated libraries.
There are 22,000 libraries, schools, and colleges worldwide that are powered by OverDrive. You may be surprised that a public library in your neighborhood offers not only print books but also ebooks.
There is no need to visit the library in person to check out the ebook. You can do it via library’s website. What you need to have, however, is a valid library card.
How to find out which library offers OverDrive titles? It’s easy.
1. Go to OverDrive’s search page: search.overdrive.com.
2. Next, select Library Search tab (see picture below). You can type your city, postal code or a name of the library. A list of closest locations will be displayed.
You can alternatively use the map image below the search box. It will allow you to quickly find out whether OverDrive libraries are located in your country. For instance, in Europe you can borrow ebooks via OverDrive system from libraries in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, and Netherlands.
3. If the list of results is too long, use Filter Results search box to narrow it down.
When you find the closest library, click on its name and you’ll see a page with detailed information, including website address.
For more posts like this please subscribe by RSS or email. Let’s also connect on Facebook and Twitter.
• • •
To get more posts like this, please subscribe by RSS or email. Let’s also connect on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
More lists to check out:
[ef-archive number=5 tag=”lists”]
