McGraw-Hill Professional teams with OverDrive to offer eBooks to public libraries and schools

NEW YORK and CLEVELAND, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Professional, a leading global provider of print and electronic content and services for the business, education, technical and medical communities, and OverDrive, the world's largest eBook, audiobook, music and video lending service for schools and libraries, announced today that McGraw-Hill Professional's eBook catalog is now available for K-12 school libraries and public libraries worldwide. This catalog is one of the premier eBook collections for business, consumer, education, technical, and medical titles available on the market today. To celebrate this new offering, 2012 and 2013 McGraw-Hill eBook releases (more than 700 titles) will be offered at special bundled rates and packages for K-12 school and public library partners through the end of this year in OverDrive Marketplace.

"McGraw-Hill Professional is committed to supporting libraries and making our world-renowned content easily available to patrons in multiple formats," said Philip Ruppel, President of McGraw-Hill Professional. "We are very pleased to work with OverDrive to help us reach students, professionals, and those seeking to advance their education or careers."

Through OverDrive, K-12 school libraries and public libraries will be able to offer 24/7 access to McGraw-Hill Professional digital titles in four broad categories: Business/Consumer, Science/Technical, Test Prep/Education, and Medical. The proven reputation of the titles is highlighted with such notable collections as 5 Steps to a 5 AP (test prep series), Practice Makes Perfect (foreign language study), Schaum's Outline (study aid series), Mike Meyers' CompTIA (technical certification series), and Disney U: How Disney University Develops the World's Most Engaged, Loyal and Customer-Centric Employees. High-demand bestsellers include The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley; Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, et al, McGraw-Hill's 5 TEAS Practice Tests by Kathy Zahler; and Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started in Python by Simon Monk.

"McGraw-Hill Professional titles represent the best of breed in every business and technical category of publishing," said Karen Estrovich, Manager of Collection Development at OverDrive. "Our library and school partners have been asking for their award-winning titles, and we are pleased to be able to make these valuable titles available now to students and patrons worldwide."

The eBook collection for schools and public libraries includes more than 700 recently released titles for researchers, business, medical, and technical professionals, and students preparing for ACT, SAT, MCAT or LSAT exams.

For more information on this partnership or to learn how to add McGraw-Hill Professional titles to your school or library catalog, contact sales@overdrive.com.