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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital distribution, ebooks, library services, school services, software and app development, digital content management, publishing |
| Founded | 1986 in Cleveland, Ohio (38 years) |
| Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steve Potash (Pres and CEO) |
| Products | Libby, Kanopy, Sora, TeachingBooks.net |
| Owner | KKR (2020–present) |
| Website | www |
OverDrive, Inc. is a worldwide digital distributor of ebooks, audiobooks, online magazines and streaming video titles. The company provides digital rights management and download fulfillment services for publishers, public libraries, K–12 schools, colleges, universities, corporations, legal industries, and formerly retailers.
The largest commercial provider of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital content such as streaming videos in the world, a 2023 report estimated its market share as perhaps being upwards of 90%.[1]:11 OverDrive operates the ebook and audiobook app Libby, the Video streaming app Kanopy and the educational app Sora.
- ^ Rachel Noorda and Kathi Inman Berens. "Digital Public Library Ecosystem 2023". American Library Association.