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Sony Reader and OverDrive Sign Library Marketing Agreement

OverDrive announced a joint marketing agreement with Sony Electronics, developer of the Sony Reader Digital Book. OverDrive and Sony will cross-market OverDrive’s library network and the Reader, an e-book device that is compatible with industry standard e-book formats offered by libraries.Thousands of libraries in the OverDrive network offer e-books compatible with the Sony Reader. Users simply browse or search their library website, check out their selected e-book with a valid library card, and download to a PC. Once downloaded, the e-book may then be transferred to the Sony Reader via free Adobe Digital Editions software.