E-Books All Over the Globe: OverDrive Expands Internationally
From the Announcement:
OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the global leader in eBook and audiobook distribution, announced today that it recently entered into agreements with top booksellers, publishers, and libraries on five continents. OverDrive will demonstrate its global network and success in enabling access to 400,000 digital books on popular devices, including PC, Mac, iPod, iPhone, Zune, Sony Reader, nook, and DROIDTM by Motorola...
OverDrive has also expanded its catalog of non-English eBooks and audiobooks with titles available in dozens of languages, including a growing collection of Chinese-language eBooks and audiobooks. International publishers that have recently signed with OverDrive include iMinds (Australia), ChineseAll (China), Penguin Canada, The Floating Press (New Zealand), and Kaplan (US). OverDrive currently distributes hundreds of thousands of eBook, audiobook, music, and video titles from top publishers, including Hachette Book Group, Harlequin, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Brilliance Audio, Blackstone Audio, and Penguin.
OverDrive currently powers more than 10,000 libraries worldwide...
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