[Lswtalk] FYI: OverDrive Hachette eBooks (need Advantage account) and Big Library Read

Tue May 14 12:38:23 CDT 2013

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Posted: 07 May 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Just last week we announced<http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2013/05/01/hachette-ebooks-to-be-available-may-8/> that Hachette Book Group, one of the world’s leading publishers, has agreed to make its entire digital catalog of eBooks available to libraries and schools in the U.S. and Canada. Please reference our press release <http://www.overdrive.com/news/overdrive-announces-availability-of-hachette-book-group-ebooks/> for more information about Hachette eBook availability via OverDrive.

We go live tomorrow (Wednesday, May 8), and we want you to be ready to add titles by James Patterson, Kami Garcia, David Baldacci, Sarah Zarr, Malcolm Gladwell, and many more. To remove some of the burden of wading through over 5,000 Hachette titles, the OverDrive team has done a preliminary sort for you. Just log in to the Content Reserve Marketplace<https://www2.contentreserve.com/Account/Login> on Wednesday, click on the orange cart icon in the upper right corner, and you’ll find several carts of titles already prepared for you.

These carts include:
§ James Patterson & More – Hachette’s Hottest Titles for Adult Readers (2 carts)
§ Hachette Graphic Novels & Manga
§ Top Hachette Children’s & YA Titles
§ Top Hachette Nonfiction
§ Hachette – All Titles

You’ll also find several carts of nonfiction, broken down by topic. Hachette is still working on delivering all of their titles, so don’t forget to monitor Content Reserve for more of their titles to become available in the coming days. You can find new content by using the Advanced Search. Check ‘eBooks’ on the top left, then choose a time period under ‘On sale date’.

Here is just a very tiny sample of some of the hottest authors you’ll want to buy right away:
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Customize and print this promotional flyer to inform your community about some of the great new titles in your digital collection.
§ David Baldacci
§ Alice Sebold
§ Carol Higgins Clark
§ David Foster Wallace
§ Dorothy Garlock
§ Faye Kellerman
§ Donna Tartt
§ Anita Shreve
§ George Pelecanos
§ Ian Rankin
§ James Patterson
§ Christopher Hitchens
§ Karen Kingsbury
§ Marcia Muller
§ Michael Connelly
§ Nelson DeMille
§ Sandra Brown
§ Walter Mosley
§ Stephenie Meyer
§ Nicholas Sparks
§ Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Don’t wait. Your readers will be so happy with your new purchases. Tomorrow’s gonna be a great day!

Cindy Orr is a Digital Collection Advisor at OverDrive.

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Posted: 07 May 2013 10:56 AM PDT

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Last week we announced<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/technology/ebooks/overdrive-and-sourcebooks-to-launch-ambitious-ebook-data-experiment/> the new Big Library Read initiative as a joint effort between Sourcebooks<http://www.sourcebooks.com/>, OverDrive and public libraries worldwide.  It’s a unique program (May 15-June 1) designed to unite the world in reading the same eBook title at the same time and to demonstrate the influence library patrons can have. We already know the power of libraries – this is a unique way to let the rest of the world know!

Excitement is building….since last week, over 2,000 libraries have opted-in to participate in this event from 8 different countries – on 4 continents!

[http://overdriveblogs.com/library/files/2013/05/libraryReadeBook1-232x300.jpg]<http://www.sourcebooks.com/store/four-corners-of-the-sky.html>The eBook for this pilot is Four Corners of the Sky<http://samples.overdrive.com/four-corners-of> by Michael Malone.  Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Malone, every member of your community (with a valid library card) can read the eBook at the same time at no cost to the library!  For more information about Big Library Read, Sourcebooks and the author, please see http://www.overdrive.com/big-library-read/.  See also this blog post<https://www.sourcebooks.com/blog/library-ebooks-role-of-libraries-in-book-discovery.html> from Sourcebooks’ CEO, Dominique Raccah.

As librarians, you are helping to develop this innovative and unique event that is the first of what could be an exciting, ongoing program.  Big Library Read resulted from numerous meetings with you, our library partners, ALA, Sourcebooks and other publishers, and we anticipate it will evolve into a program that can be customized for your local library or region.  When you opt-in to this first Big Library Read, you’ll be able to participate in the selection of future Big Library Read eBooks (and audiobooks), and you’ll also have access to promotional templates that you can use to build interest in your communities!

This free program runs from May 15 through June 1, so if you haven’t opted-in yet be sure to contact your OverDrive Account Specialist today.  Meanwhile, join the conversation on Twitter by using #BigLibraryRead!

Adam Sockel is a Marketing Specialist at OverDrive

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