|  After thousands of readers across the globe cast their vote, OverDrive excitedly announces the title that topped them all for this fall’s Big Library Read: Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes. Participating in this event allows your library to offer a new simultaneous use title for community-wide access from your library at no cost.
What is Big Library Read?
This will be OverDrive’s fifth time hosting Big Library Read: a worldwide digital version of a local book club, and an opportunity for your library to generate more interest in your digital collection beyond the bestsellers. Hundreds of libraries have already enjoyed great success engaging thousands of new and current users with Big Library Read. This time, we’re taking engagement a step further by allowing your users to be among the first to read a title just released on September 2. Already well-received, this witty yet moving novel will be a refreshing spotlight in your digital collection Title: Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes Subjects: Young Adult Fiction, Romance Publisher: HarperCollins  Description: In this Mean Girls meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower tale, narrator Anika Dragomir is the third most popular girl at Pound High School. But inside, she knows she’s a freak; she can’t stop thinking about former loner Logan McDonough, who showed up on the first day of tenth grade hotter, bolder, and more mysterious than ever. Logan is fascinating, troubled and off-limits. The Pound High queen bee will make Anika’s life hell if she’s seen with him. So Anika must choose–ignore her feelings and keep her social status? Or follow her heart and risk becoming a pariah. Which will she pick? And what will she think of her choice when an unimaginable tragedy strikes, changing her forever? An absolutely original new voice in YA in a story that will start important conversations–and tear at your heart.
Lending model: The title will be available for simultaneous use, meaning no holds for users. Formats available: Both eBook and audiobook formats of this title will be available for the program. Users will be able to read the title in their browser immediately through OverDrive Read, or download the EPUB, Kindle (U.S. only), or MP3 format to enjoy on nearly every device. How does the program work?
The title will be featured in a prominent location on your library’s OverDrive-powered website at no cost. The featured format will be the eBook, and it will include a note and link to the audiobook version. All card holders can borrow the title at any time during the program to participate in the Big Library Read. The title will expire at the end of the lending period for each user, not at the end of the program. At the end of the program, the title will be removed from your collection (unless previously purchased) and available for purchase in OverDrive’s Marketplace should your library wish to offer continued access (eBook – $15.99 USD in the Metered Access lending model, audiobook – $43.99 USD). If your library purchases the title before the start of the program, it will remain in your collection and be converted to the simultaneous use model for the duration of the program. When is the next Big Library Read?
The next Big Library Read will run from October 13 – October 28, 2014. The title will be live in the middle of the day (US Eastern Time) on October 13 and will be taken down mid-day on October 28. Users who still have time left on their lending period will continue to have access to the book until their checkout expires. Who can participate? The Big Library Read program is open to all OverDrive partners worldwide, and participation is on an opt-in basis. Sign up below by October 1, 2014. The title will then be automatically added to your digital collection on October 13. Sign up here. What resources are available to promote the Big Library Read?
A marketing kit is available for you to spread the word to your community and invite them to participate in the Big Library Read. This resource will include a press release template, poster, bookmark, web graphics, and a best practices guide to maximize program engagement. OverDrive will promote Big Library Read on your website via a graphic and a link on the title details pages for more information about Big Library Read. A free MARC record for the title will be provided via OverDrive MARC Express at no cost and sent via email to the email address provided at sign-up (a separate record will be sent for each format). This will allow the title to be discoverable through your library’s catalog and existing integration for adopters of OverDrive APIs. Connect with the author during the Big Library Read
Participants can connect with the author at: http://andreaportes.wordpress.com/about https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/278993.Andrea_Portes https://twitter.com/andrea_portes https://www.facebook.com/andreaportes If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact your library’s Account Specialist at OverDrive. We hope you’ll participate in the next Big Library Read!  | 
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