[Digital Library] Fw: OverDrive app to be sunset at end of April

Tue Jan 10 15:44:18 CST 2023

At the very bottom they mention that the OverDrive app will still be available for Kindle Fires if that's helpful.

Anna

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Ok.  I'll suggest that the next time a kindle user comes in.

Have a great day,
Susan McKinney
Librarian
St. Joseph Township Library

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 2:13 PM McInnes, John <jmcinnes at mppl.org<mailto:jmcinnes at mppl.org>> wrote:
I suspect the libbyapp.com<http://libbyapp.com> website will continue to be the workaround for those.

John McInnes (he/him)
Head of Fiction/AV/Teen Services
Mount Prospect Public Library | mppl.org
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jmcinnes at mppl.org<mailto:jmcinnes at mppl.org> | 847.253.5675
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Subject: Re: [Digital Library] Fw: OverDrive app to be sunset at end of April

Does this mean that Overdrive has now made Libby work with all the Kindles that still have to use the Overdrive App?

Have a great day,
Susan McKinney
Librarian
St. Joseph Township Library

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 2:03 PM McInnes, John via digital-library <digital-library at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:digital-library at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:

John McInnes (he/him)
Head of Fiction/AV/Teen Services
Mount Prospect Public Library | mppl.org
<http://www.mppl.org/>
jmcinnes at mppl.org<mailto:jmcinnes at mppl.org> | 847.253.5675
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To: McInnes, John <jmcinnes at mppl.org<mailto:jmcinnes at mppl.org>>
Subject: OverDrive app to be sunset at end of April

We are writing to share an update on the timeline and next steps for sunsetting the OverDrive app and moving remaining users to Libby.
[OverDrive] <https://click.e.overdrive.com/?qs=a27b0d405e0de880fa8eb333fbd8c0d1aef8d866b782205775fcab7179dbcbd8c0c61ce271aa41f34f6a170ffad25e12c98f851e06930730>

Dear John,

We are writing to share an update on the timeline and next steps for sunsetting the OverDrive app and moving remaining users to Libby. Please read on for an overview of the sunset timeline, the future of the Recommend to Library (RTL) feature, upcoming Libby and Marketplace features, and resources to help your library prepare.

OverDrive app sunset timeline and user messaging

The OverDrive app will be sunset at the end of April 2023. This change will simplify how you promote your digital collection, train your staff, and support your users. In the weeks before the OverDrive app sunset, current in-app messaging will be updated to give users a final reminder to switch to Libby.

After the OverDrive app is sunset, users who try to access your library’s collection in the OverDrive app will see the following message, informing them they need to upgrade to Libby:

[OverDrive app message]

Note: Final copy and images subject to change.

RTL update and upcoming Libby & Marketplace features

The RTL feature will be discontinued across all platforms with the OverDrive app sunset at the end of April 2023. Libby will soon release a new feature for users to discover and share interest in titles that are not yet in your collection. This feature will fulfill a top request from users and provide your library powerful tools to evaluate your community’s reading interests.

Libby experience—Deep search & Notify Me tags

There will be two ways for users to discover titles that are not yet in your collection:

  1.  If a user searches for a title, author, or series and it returns no results, Libby will automatically expand into a “deep search” to display relevant titles that are not yet in your collection but are available in the wider OverDrive Marketplace catalog.
  2.  If a user runs a search that returns fewer than 100 results, they can manually apply a new filter (called deep search) to expand their search across the OverDrive Marketplace catalog.

From the expanded search results, users with access to multiple libraries will see relevant results from other saved libraries and titles that are not currently offered by any of their libraries. If a title isn’t offered by any, the user can add a Notify Me tag to be notified if one of their libraries adds it.

Notify Me data in Marketplace

OverDrive Marketplace will offer new tools to help your library review Notify Me tags data as part of your collection development process. In Marketplace, you can view Notify Me data when shopping for titles, generate carts and on-demand reports for titles with Notify Me tags, and evaluate trends in usage of the feature over time.

We will share more details and next steps for enabling these Libby and Marketplace features for your library in the coming weeks—please stay tuned.

OverDrive app sunset resources

Use the following resources to help your library and users through this transition:

For library staff:

  *   OverDrive app sunset overview and FAQs: Bookmark this Resource Center page<https://click.e.overdrive.com/?qs=91519fc251503079e9ad85afcf24f8814839700498213f3cf5d8c5ae52e515fc1d8cd0c980b5e262086c3f973c1188155358f7ad440fb477> for helpful FAQs, a preparation checklist, and staff training materials.
  *   Transition to Libby marketing kit: Use this marketing kit<https://click.e.overdrive.com/?qs=6101fad6d603ecda73f25536a53dbaeed58bccc19415d8b7512d3286ec5b8306333be5c69751b9b81a89b6f0680321ee809371aeecef93e2> to help get the word out to your staff and community.

For users:

  *   Libby help: How-to videos and step-by-step instructions on Libby Help<https://click.e.overdrive.com/?qs=a32c15079edae2f6b01c4929f2abcd167e0ec397917b982752c728c1cd809c37808f5f5273405de02e77a65b844b810c12b809d31f77ca6d> explain how to use the app.
  *   Overview page about the transition to Libby: This informational page for users<https://click.e.overdrive.com/?qs=d93d53e61d3241a331d85afab1db17bc9968a3db9b672922b1d65cc80ace9e404aee2b6bf994119dd9bd27830e282e10617944c528afdc8d> includes an overview about the sunset, FAQs, and training opportunities.
  *   Virtual training: Users can sign up for a virtual training session<https://click.e.overdrive.com/?qs=72d01a3d7d4df9e48cbb35ca0ee2d58510e0939f9cf3880ae1aa5e2e735bf7dee49c826c966b750de411c3842229b06aa80fa9ea19867ee7> hosted by team OverDrive.
  *   Options for Kindle Fire devices: Amazon has not yet accepted our submission of the Libby app to the Amazon Appstore so the OverDrive app will remain available for Kindle Fire users to download and access until further notice. Users with Kindle Fire devices can also sideload Libby manually following these steps<https://click.e.overdrive.com/?qs=46e532774b52af337077212020247febe4b2ecbdfd6c81f330a1b56de7c79cd5d1244bb907efa4d03943c93c20134fa19fcb741b1efae73a>.

As always, please reach out to your Account Manager with any questions.

Thank you,
OverDrive

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