A letter from Overdrive regarding the lending model for The Economist
In December 2022, we received notice of a required digital lending model change for The Economist.
New requirements by The Economist restrict readers who borrow a title to a maximum 24-hour lending period. After 24 hours, a reader who wants to continue to read the same issue can no longer access it remotely. For a reader to continue access to the issue, they must visit the library to renew access.
OverDrive has decided not to support this change in access. As a result, all editions of The Economist will be removed from OverDrive Magazine collections effective February 1, 2023. The last issue available for readers to borrow will be January 28, 2023. All back issues will also be removed from collections on February 1.
We are adding new magazines to the collection regularly, including Fortune which is coming soon. We will continue to find ways to increase the value of your always available OverDrive Magazine collection.
If you have any other questions, please contact your OverDrive Account Manager.
Regards,
OverDrive
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 for helpful FAQs, a preparation checklist, and staff training materials.
Transition to Libby marketing kit: Use this marketing kit to help get the word out to your staff and community.
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.
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