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OverDrive Appoints Jennifer Leitman as First Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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CLEVELAND, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive, the leading digital book and media supplier to libraries and schools worldwide, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Leitman as its first Chief Marketing Officer. Leitman will unify marketing efforts across the company, raising brand awareness and engagement for the company's industry-leading platforms and apps, including OverDrive Marketplace, Libby, Sora, Kanopy and TeachingBooks. In this new role, she reports to OverDrive founder and CEO Steve Potash and also joins the company's Executive Team.

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  • CLEVELAND, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive , the leading digital book and media supplier to libraries and schools worldwide, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Leitman as its first Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Leitman will unify marketing efforts across the company, raising brand awareness and engagement for the company's industry-leading platforms and apps, including OverDrive Marketplace, Libby, Sora, Kanopy and TeachingBooks.
  • In this new role, she reports to OverDrive founder and CEO Steve Potash and also joins the company's Executive Team.
  • Leitman added, "OverDrive truly makes a difference in people's lives, and I am thrilled to join the team.

Popular Ebooks and Audiobooks Keep Students Reading All Summer Long

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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CLEVELAND, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As schools seek innovative new strategies to increase reading and learning, teachers are using digital tools inside and outside the classroom. In response, OverDrive Education is offering the most expansive Sora Sweet Reads summer reading program yet, May 4–August 17. In its ninth year, this free program is designed to help educators and students beat the "summer slide" with popular digital reading materials through the award-winning Sora student reading app. Currently, over 53,000 schools around the world are opting into the program.

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  • In response, OverDrive Education is offering the most expansive Sora Sweet Reads summer reading program yet, May 4August 17.
  • In its ninth year, this free program is designed to help educators and students beat the "summer slide" with popular digital reading materials through the award-winning Sora student reading app.
  • Sora Sweet Reads provides free access to a variety of popular digital books during the next 100+ days to encourage student reading during the rest of the school year and summer break.
  • From May 4 through August 17, students from participating schools worldwide can enjoy free, 24/7 access through the Sora reading app to 50 juvenile and young adult ebooks, audiobooks and Read-Alongs from their school, the largest amount ever offered through the program.

OverDrive Education Strengthens Curriculum Focus with Acquisition of TeachingBooks.net

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
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CLEVELAND, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive , the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools, announced today that it has acquired TeachingBooks.net .

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  • CLEVELAND, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive , the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools, announced today that it has acquired TeachingBooks.net .
  • TeachingBooks creates and maintains the leading source of supplemental materials that perpetuates informed, joyful reading across the curriculum while furthering successful literacy outcomes.
  • The acquisition of TeachingBooks significantly enhances OverDrive Education's Sora reading app and platform to serve K-12 schools around the world.
  • "I'm so honored to be moving forward with OverDrive, building upon the TeachingBooks foundation that colleagues and customers have spectacularly built.