OverDrive API Notices
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19-FEB-2021 - Coming March 15! New Magazine Issues API
Our new Magazine Issues API will be deployed to our production environment on March 15. With this API, you can access details for all available issues of a magazine.
To prepare for release, the … more
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20-JAN-2021 - New Record Structure for Magazines
OverDrive plans to release its new structure for magazine records on Wednesday, January 20. To implement the new structure, we’ll remove all individual issues from library catalogs and replace … more
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18-DEC-2020 - Coming January 2021: New Record Structure for Magazines
Recently, OverDrive switched our magazine supplier to ZINIO. When libraries subscribe to the ZINIO magazine plan, they automatically receive all magazines offered, plus any magazines added during … more
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03-SEP-2020 - OverDrive to Launch a New "Metered Access" Lending Model
Later this month, we’re adding a new Metered Access (MA) lending model called MA: by checkout (concurrent users). Each unit of a title in this lending model has a fixed number of checkouts (e.g. … more
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03-AUG-2020 - OverDrive Acquires RBdigital
OverDrive recently acquired RBmedia’s library business, RBdigital, in North America, UK, and Australia. This means that all RBdigital customers and titles will be transferred to OverDrive. When … more
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03-MAR-2020 - RELEASE: Hold Redelivery
As an update to our previous message, hold redelivery was released today March 3, 2020. Hold redelivery replaces auto-checkout and will give readers more control over their holds by … more
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07-FEB-2020 - Coming in March: Hold Redelivery
As an update to our previous message, hold redelivery is scheduled to go live the week of March 2, 2020. Hold redelivery will replace auto-checkout and will give readers more control over their holds … more
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25-NOV-2019 - Coming soon: Hold Redelivery
In early 2020, to give readers more control over their holds, we’re replacing auto-checkout with a new feature called hold redelivery. Hold redelivery will allow users to suspend a hold even … more
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05-MAR-2019 - Early Return Locked-in Items
We’ve updated the Checkouts API to allow you to early return a title even after a format has been locked in. This means that the earlyReturn action will always populate after you make a … more
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11-FEB-2019 - Early Return Locked-in Items
We’re updating the Checkouts API to allow you to early return a title even after a format has been locked in. This means that the earlyReturn action will always populate after you make a … more