International and K-12 Markets Lead Growth Segments for OverDrive
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Rakuten OverDrive , the leading global digital distributor of ebooks and audiobooks to libraries and schools, reports strong double-digit sales growth with the largest gains in international and K-12 markets as well as a renewed focus on midlist and backlist titles.
Key Points:
- Rakuten OverDrive , the leading global digital distributor of ebooks and audiobooks to libraries and schools, reports strong double-digit sales growth with the largest gains in international and K-12 markets as well as a renewed focus on midlist and backlist titles.
- International markets experiencing extraordinary growth include Germany, Sweden, China, Singapore and Malaysia, in addition to strong digital book institutional sales in all English language markets.
- In North America, the fastest growing institutional channel, K-12 schools, has already achieved 39% YoY growth in 2018.
- Rakuten OverDrive will also be meeting with international partners at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Booth 6.0 C124).