-- Download Games & Interactive and Educational Software: The newest
OverDrive format
-- Video: Feature Films, Documentaries and more
NOTE: OverDrive is the industry leader with thousands of
download videos available today in major markets coast-to-coast
such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Seattle
-- The 2007 Catalog: Bestselling audio books and eBooks (including NYT
best sellers)
-- Survey Results: Who’s Downloading Digital Media (including top
circulating downloads)
-- Introducing the NEW Adobe Digital Editions
For more information about OverDrive's Digital Media Zone, go to
www.overdrive.com.
At the ALA Midwinter Meeting, OverDrive will demonstrate all of its
download formats that can be downloaded and viewed on a single platform.
Titles and publishers of OverDrive's latest format, games & interactive and
educational software, include Sudoku, the wildly popular puzzle game from
Global Software Publishing, North America; children's and interactive
titles from Charlesbridge Publishing; and, arcade and card games such as
Poker, Blackjack and Pool Hall.
OverDrive will also demonstrate its best selling audio books and eBooks
from leading publishers like Harlequin, Random House, Brilliance Audio,
Blackstone, Books on Tape, McGraw-Hill and HarperCollins. OverDrive
download videos include IMAX films (Image Entertainment), "The World's
Fastest Indian" (Magnolia Films), "Super Size Me" (Hart Sharp Video), a
variety of award-winning instructional videos for adults and children
including a series with celebrity instructors Brian Setzer, Buddy Guy and
others (Music Sales Corp.), feature length Spanish language movies
(Venevision International) and "Biography" and History Channel programming
from A&E Television Networks.
At the renowned "Koolhaas" Central Library branch of the ALA conference's
host, Seattle Public Library, the OverDrive Download Station will be
demonstrated continuously throughout the weekend. The OverDrive Download
Station is the in-library download service that gives access to the
library's entire download audio books collection, a valued complement to
the OverDrive Digital Library Reserve 24/7 in-home download service. For
more information, go to www.dlrinc.com/resources/downloadstation.pdf.
Digital Library Reserve, a web-based digital media service, provides
patrons of member libraries the ability to download popular digital audio
books, as well as eBooks, music, video and (coming soon) games &
interactive software. OverDrive offers more than 50,000 downloadable
titles in a variety of popular formats. To see if your library is a member
of OverDrive's network, go to www.dlrinc.com/ListLibraries.asp. To find
other titles of eBooks, audio books, music, videos and games available from
public libraries, search within the library web sites or go to
www.ebooklocator.com.
About OverDrive, Inc.
OverDrive is a leader in providing world-class infrastructure for
distributing premium digital content. We deliver secure management,
protection and fulfillment services for hundreds of publishers and
institutions (rights holders) and thousands of libraries, retailers and
distributors serving millions of end users. With more than 50,000 premium
digital titles -- including current best sellers -- of eBooks, audio books,
music, video and (coming soon) games & interactive software presentable in
a single platform, OverDrive offers the industry's best selection as well
as the option to manage, protect and distribute proprietary content.
Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, OH. www.overdrive.com
Contact Information: Contacts: David Burleigh OverDrive, Inc. 216-573-6886 x218 Email Contact