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In 2005, OverDrive installed download stations into public libraries and added music to its library platform.

In 2004, the platform was changed into a DRM-protected audiobook download platform. OverDrive launched its Digital Library Reserve, a digital download platform for public libraries, in 2002. On June 9, 2021, it was announced that Overdrive had reached a deal to acquire Kanopy, an on-demand streaming video platform. The sale of RBMedia's library division to OverDrive represents a merger of KKR's related assets. RBMedia and OverDrive are both owned by KKR, with KKR's OverDrive purchase concluded in June 2020. In June 2020, RBMedia sold its library assets to OverDrive this includes RBDigital, an app and service for the distribution of digital content. Potash later offered more details about the KKR acquisition in a message to OverDrive's library customers the acquisition was finalized in June 2020. The price of the sale was not disclosed, though Rakuten said it would recognize about $365.6 million in profit from the sale in the first quarter of 2020.

In 2019, it was reported that private equity firm KKR would be purchasing OverDrive from Rakuten. OverDrive CEO Steve Potash remained in his position and OverDrive kept its name while operating under Rakuten USA. In April 2015, Rakuten bought OverDrive for $410 million, with the deal set to close in April 2015. In 2014, OverDrive completed its headquarters in the Cleveland suburb of Garfield Heights, Ohio. The company also announced a partnership with LexisNexis to provide the LexisNexis Digital Library, a customized eLending platform for the legal library market. In 2012, the company announced a series of service upgrades, including: OverDrive Read, a browser-based ereader, streaming audiobooks, which enable access to audiobooks via the OverDrive Media Console apps OverDrive Media Station, which allows users to browse their library's digital collection on touchscreen monitors and public Internet workstations Next Generation Content Reserve, a collection-development portal and OverDrive APIs, which allow developers to integrate OverDrive content into apps and platforms.

In 2000, the company opened Content Reserve, an online ebook and downloadable audiobook repository from which its distribution business would develop.
#Overdrive media console for mac for mac#
(Downloading is not an option for Mac computers with OSX 10.15 or greater.)
#Overdrive media console for mac Offline#
Download for offline use or to transfer to an MP3 player. You can listen to audiobooks in your browser online.
#Overdrive media console for mac pdf#
#Overdrive media console for mac Pc#
E-Readers (if using a device in combination with PC or Mac)
