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

Susan McKinney smckin at gmail.com
Tue Jan 10 15:51:47 CST 2023 

Thanks!

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



On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:44 PM Anna Fifhause <
afifhause at lakeblufflibrary.org> wrote:

> At the very bottom they mention that the OverDrive app will still be
> available for Kindle Fires if that's helpful.
>
> Anna
> ------------------------------
> *From:* digital-library <digital-library-bounces at list.railslibraries.info>
> on behalf of Susan McKinney via digital-library <
> digital-library at list.railslibraries.info>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2023 2:29:04 PM
> *To:* McInnes, John
> *Cc:* Susan McKinney; digital-library at list.railslibraries.info
> *Subject:* Re: [Digital Library] Fw: OverDrive app to be sunset at end of
> April
>
> 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> wrote:
>
>> I suspect the 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
>> <http://www.mppl.org/>
>> jmcinnes at mppl.org | 847.253.5675
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Susan McKinney <smckin at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2023 2:10 PM
>> *To:* digital-library at list.railslibraries.info <
>> digital-library at list.railslibraries.info>
>> *Cc:* McInnes, John <jmcinnes at mppl.org>
>> *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> 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 | 847.253.5675
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* OverDrive <overdrive at e.overdrive.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2023 1:00 PM
>> *To:* McInnes, John <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.
>> [image: 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:
>> [image: 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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