{"id":663,"date":"2017-08-01T15:41:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T15:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/161.35.63.92\/index.php\/2017\/08\/01\/distribute-ebooks-to-libraries-via-overdrive\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T16:11:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T21:11:41","slug":"distribute-ebooks-to-libraries-via-overdrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/distribute-ebooks-to-libraries-via-overdrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Distribute ebooks to Libraries via OverDrive!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UPDATE: To best utilize services like OverDrive, learn a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/best-practices-for-indie-author-library-distribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best practices for listing with libraries in this post<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most frequent questions we hear from D2D authors is, \u201cHow can I get my books into libraries?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re pleased to announce that, starting today, <b>Draft2Digital now distributes to OverDrive<\/b>, enabling our authors to place their books into one of the most trusted and far-reaching library distribution services on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>OverDrive currently serves to <b>more than 38,000 libraries and schools, in 70+ countries<\/b>, including public, college and corporate libraries.<\/p>\n<p>As a D2D author, you\u2019ll be able to distribute your books through OverDrive and receive benefits you won\u2019t find elsewhere:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lower minimum pricing<\/b>\u2014Set your price as low as 99 cents<i><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Better royalties<\/b>\u2014Earn 46.75% of your list price<i><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>No contracts or limitations<\/b>\u2014Distribution with OverDrive is opt-in, and you can choose to include or exclude your books right from your Author Dashboard<i><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next time you log in to Draft2Digital, you\u2019ll see a pop-up that will let you include all your books at once, making it easy to start distributing right away! 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