The Libby app lets you borrow digital library books with your library card. Here's a guide on how to read for free.

Moreover, if you’re still using OverDrive, you can sync your wish lists to Libby. As for Kobo devices, a Rakuten spokesperson spokesperson explained that the switch from OverDrive to Libby will ...

KKR announced the acquisition of OverDrive from Rakuten USA in December. The deal was for an undisclosed sum, but Rakuten said it would realise about $365.5m in profit from the sale in the first ...

It’s one of 73 libraries in the world to surpass the one-million mark using Rakuten OverDrive and its app Libby. Becoming, by Michelle Obama, was the highest-circulating title in both formats ...

That puts it in the top 15 for libraries around the world that use the digital reading platform Rakuten OverDrive. While some readers still prefer the feel (and smell) of physical books ...

Late last year, Rakuten agreed to sell OverDrive to the private equity firm KKR. According to the report, 73 public library systems in five countries each loaned over 1 million digital books over ...

OverDrive, the largest commercial provider of ebooks and other digital content to libraries, issued a surprise announcement on December 24 about a pending change in its ownership. The company’s ...

Founded in 1986, Overdrive currently serves about 43,000 libraries and schools across more than 75 countries. The company was acquired by Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce company for $410 million in ...

Investment firm KKR has signed a deal to buy digital reading platform OverDrive from Rakuten for an undisclosed sum. OverDrive is known in the UK for providing e-books to public libraries and has ...

Rakuten purchased Overdrive in 2015 for $410 million dollars and it looks like the company has been underperforming. Rakuten has just sold Overdrive on Christmas Eve to KKR. This company is no ...

(RTTNews) - Private-equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) said that it agreed to acquire OverDrive Inc., digital reading platform for libraries and schools, from Rakuten USA, a wholly owned subsidiary ...

Private-equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. announced Tuesday afternoon that it has agreed to acquire Overdrive, which helps libraries and schools deliver digital content to users, from Rakuten Inc. . The ...