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- Founded in 1986
- Corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio
- Digital audio books, digital media, and eBooks specialists
- Over 450 digital content suppliers
- Thousands of titles in all genres available for libraries
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- front-list, bestsellers, popular titles
- superior user experience
- integration with ILS system
- customized MARC records
- reporting tools
- customized web site
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- Cleveland Public Library (OH)
- King County Library System (WA)
- San Jose Public Library (CA)
- New York Public Library (NY)
- Denver Public Library (CO)
- Las Vegas Public Library (NV)
- White Plains Public Library (NY)
- Metro Net Library Consortium (MI)
- Cuyahoga County Public Library (OH)
- Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center (IL)
- Park Ridge Public Library (IL)
- Burlington County Library System (NJ)
- SEO: Southeastern Ohio Automation Consortium (OH)
- Essex County Public Library (UK)
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- DLR serves eBooks, digital audio books, and digital media
- DLR system includes:
- hardware & software
- dedicated IT staff
- secure hosting facility
- bandwidth
- DRM licensing
- integrated supply chain
- complete site hosting services
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- Demonstrate leadership & innovation
- Increase circulation without added physical handling costs
- Adapt to changing demands of patrons
- Reach patrons who don’t visit the physical branch
- Another option for blind and visually impaired and home-schooled
children
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- 58% checked out eBook, 39% an audio eBook
- 35% 44 or older
- 34% 33-43
- 14% 25-32
- 8% below 18
- 7% 18-24
- 71% are female, 29% are male
- Listening preferences
- PC 35%
- mp3 player 28%
- burn to CD 27%
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- Consistent library branding
- Effective merchandising:
- editorially-driven lists
- tie-in with library promotions
- jackets, excerpts, author bios
- Browse titles, categories, & featured
- Comprehensive ‘Help’ & FAQ
- Library is emphasized; OverDrive is minimized
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- Customized MARC records from OCLC
- Information specific to digital content
- Customized 856 field for hyperlink to eBook
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- Real time & preformatted reports
- View borrowing activity by subject, format, date range, etc.
- Web site statistics available: popular searches, site visits, session
length, page views, etc.
- For consortia: usage reports by library
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- Titles from Blackstone Audio, Brilliance Audio, Listen & Live, Naxos,
Hay House, Books in Motion, and more
- Unabridged and abridged titles
- Range of digital audio from $2.00 to $49
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- Brilliance Audio
- Blackstone Audiobooks
- Books in Motion
- Sounds True
- Audio Bookshelf
- Paperback Digital
- Dozens more!
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- Publishers Weekly — AUDIO BEST
OF THE YEAR
- Captivating narration by Shakespearean actor,
- George Vafiadis
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- Penton Overseas
- McGraw-Hill Professional
- Twin Sisters Productions
- Topics Entertainment
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- Listen and Live
- Wiley Audio
- Sounds True
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- NYT Bestselling Authors
- High quality audio productions
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- One user, one copy
- Typical eBook price about 30% less than print equivalent
- Audio books price up to 70% less than physical equivalent
- Audio content starts at $1.00
- Flexibility to build collection
- pick and choose individual titles
- no minimum quantities required
- mix and match eBooks and/or audio books
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- Place orders online
- Comprehensive metadata for each title
- Recommended orders
- Collection development assistance
- Multiple selectors can access tool
- share pending order information
- consortium-friendly
- Speedy fulfillment
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- Hundreds of audio devices, many under $49
- Burn to CD
- Listen in car
- PDA, PocketPCs, Smartphones
- Patron can download content multiple times from any location
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- Superb sound quality, portability and navigation
- Engineered for dial-up or broadband access
- One file format, no confusion
- Accessible to visually impaired
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- Special navigation links
- Bookmark, jump to, resume, speed control,
- Parts fit on one CD
- Download on dial-up@ 3-5 minutes
- About one hour of audio per part
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- Content patrons want — and it’s the easiest to use
- Thousands of downloads ALREADY!!!
- Library controls collection development – title selection
- Custom branded site seamless integrates with yours
- Patrons don’t need to set up a new account; just your library card
- Consortium-friendly pricing
- Growing list of audio suppliers; no exclusives
- OverDrive audio books are live at hundreds of libraries large and small
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- Popular materials
- Easy to use
- Proven success
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