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Database of the Month: OverDrive

By Kimberly Morin

Read for Free from a Phone, Tablet or Laptop through the Bentley Library December is a great time to highlight the Library’s OverDrive Collection. As you pack up to go home for the holidays, remember the OverDrive downloadable collection is available for you to enjoy on break, anywhere, 24x7 on any device.

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Learn About Downloadable Books at Our OverDrive Clinic

By Kimberly Morin

Have you checked out our OverDrive collection recently?  We’ve been busy adding downloadable ebooks and audiobooks – including some spooky titles just in time for Halloween such as Strange Weather

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Learn About Downloadable Books at Our OverDrive Clinics

By Kimberly Morin

overdriveclinicHave you checked out our OverDrive collection recently?  We’ve been busy adding downloadable ebooks and audiobooks – including current bestsellers Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee, The Widow by Fiona Ba

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How (and Why) to Enjoy Audiobooks

By Kimberly Morin

As June is Audiobook Month, I’ve been pondering why I enjoy them so much. They save time. I can listen to them in the car [commuting or on road trips]; walking my 10,000 steps; waiting around for music lessons and the other kid’s activities to be over; de-cluttering the house; folding laundry and the ever popular, Yard Work. These are all activities that I really don’t like and listening to a book can makes the task less odious. I listen to all kinds of content: fiction & nonfiction; short stories & full length novels; all types of genres. I try to mix it up.

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Load Your Devices With eBooks & Audiobooks from OverDrive

By Lisa Curtin

What's better than "prime" or "unlimited"? We think OverDrive is! Before you make a purchase from Amazon or Audible, take a look at the Bentley Library's OverDrive downloadable book collection, which is currently stocked with more than 1,700 downloadable eBooks and audiobooks.

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Stock your iPad, Kindle & other mobile devices with OverDrive eBooks

By Lisa Curtin

Did you know that we now offer more than 1,200 downloadable eBooks and audiobooks via OverDrive?  The Bentley Library's OverDrive collection includes fiction and nonfiction bestsellers, award winners, classics and perennial favorites.

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On Display: Book Buzz - Books Reviewed by Library Staff

By Lisa Curtin

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Just Added 100 New OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks!

By Lisa Curtin

We just added 100 downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks to OverDrive! New additions include some of this summer's most popular titles and bestsellers from years past. Check them out now at http://bentleydownload.lib.overdrive.com/.

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A New Way to Search, Find & Access OverDrive Downloadable Books

By Macee Damon

At the Bentley Library, we offer a lot of resources for study and coursework, but we also think that there’s a place for recreational reading in an academic library. You think so too, judging from checkout rates of our Popular Reading and audiobook collections. Last year, we debuted OverDrive Downloadable Books, a collection of fiction and nonfiction electronic books and audiobooks for users who use mobile devices and computers. Initially, searching and browsing these books was limited to the website from which they are downloaded.

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Learn About Downloadable Books at Our Overdrive Clinics

By Lisa Curtin
Have you checked out our Overdrive downloadable books collection recently? We are holding two drop-in sessions next week to answer questions about the service. If you bring your mobile device with you we can even help you begin downloading books immediately. ...
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