OverDrive Launches QuickStart eBook Collection to Promote Reading in Elementary Schools

OverDrive Launches QuickStart eBook Collection to Promote Reading in Elementary Schools

To promote reading, encourage digital learning and support literacy goals, OverDrive is partnering with publishers like Dawn Publications, Lerner Publishing Group, Britannica Digital Learning and ABDO. OverDrive’s K-5 QuickStart offers young readers a collection of 200 eBooks, including Read-Alongs such as the Summer Camp Science Mystery Series, The Mallory Series and Noisy Bug Sing-Along, picture books and other engaging titles. These eBooks are instantly available with simultaneous access for every K-5 student in class, at home and everywhere, both online and offline.

K-5 QuickStart is based on OverDrive Read, the browser-based reader used by 34,000 libraries and schools worldwide. Developed especially for the youngest readers, QuickStart eBooks can be opened instantly in the browser with no software or downloads required. Students can read the same book at the same time on PCs, tablets, Chromebooks and more, inside and outside school. The annual subscription price is $499 per school.

Contact OverDrive to learn more about K-5 QuickStart.