During the ALA Conference I interviewed Dan Stasiewski, Public Relations Manager at OverDrive. Dan and I discussed the new WIN platform and the enhanced OverDrive Help which will launch in a few months. Dan provides some details on DRM, formats, patron-driven acquisition, and simultaneous use titles. For more information, visit Overdrive.com or the Overdrive blog. [...]
New interview with OverDrive’s Dan Stasiewski about the WIN Platform
July 6th, 2011 · Comments Off
Tags: Business Models/Pricing · Conferences/Events · DRM · Ebook Readers · Formats · Interfaces/Platforms · Interviews · Mobile Devices · New Products · Patron Driven Acquisition · Public Libraries · School Libraries · Vendor News
Forthcoming audio interviews for NSR – OverDrive, Britannica, ebrary
June 25th, 2011 · Comments Off
ALA is a great time to connect with librarians and publishers for audio interviews. Today I met with Dan Stasiewski at OverDrive to discuss the new OverDrive WIN platform features and Rick Lumsden from Encyclopaedia Britannica to discuss the new Britannica eBook platform. Tomorrow I’ll be with Matt Barnes of ebrary to discuss the new [...]
Tags: Conferences/Events · Interfaces/Platforms · Interviews · NSR Info
“26″ not set-in stone, OverDrive challenged on access fees
April 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Two great articles in Library Journal yesterday. The first article summarized the comments of Josh Marwell, president of sales at Harper Collins regarding the 26 check-out rule. Marwell sat on a panel as part of “eBooks: Collections at the Crossroads,” a symposium organized by the Connecticut Library Consortium (#clctrendspotting, #clcebooks). Clip from article: “Is 26 [...]
Tags: Business Models/Pricing · Conferences/Events · Interfaces/Platforms · Library News · Public Libraries · Publishing · Vendor News
