[eresources] Coming soon: Sunsetting the OverDrive app for Fire tablets and improving website accessibility

[Heather Hilton]

Please share with your colleagues.

On January 31, 2025, OverDrive will sunset the legacy OverDrive app for Fire Tablets. This will sunset the OverDrive app for all platforms.

On January 6, 2025, OverDrive will make website changes.

  *   Remove star ratings on title details pages.
  *   Simplify the hold notification display to direct users to their Holds page to take action on available holds.
Additional website changes will be made for accessibility in the future.
Please take a look at the forwarded email below for more information.
Thank you,
Heather Hilton (She/Her/Hers)
Electronic Resources Librarian
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 North Sunrise Service Road
Bellport, NY  11713
631-286-1600 x1380

From: OverDrive <overdrive at e.overdrive.com>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 3:31 PM
To: Heather Hilton <heather at suffolknet.org>
Subject: Coming soon: Sunsetting the OverDrive app for Fire tablets and improving website accessibility

Please review the below information about the final stage of the OverDrive app sunset and some upcoming updates to your library’s OverDrive website.
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Dear Heather,
Please review the below information about the final stage of the OverDrive app sunset and some upcoming updates to your library’s OverDrive website.
Sunsetting the OverDrive app for Fire tablets
Due to a majority of Fire tablet users already using Libby, OverDrive will sunset the legacy OverDrive app on January 31, 2025. After this date, the OverDrive app sunset will be complete on all platforms.
Users with Fire tablets running Android 9 or higher can install the Libby app instead. We’ve been encouraging users to switch to Libby through in-app messaging and will display a new message about the sunset beginning on December 9, 2024.
OverDrive website design and accessibility updates
To simplify the design of your library’s OverDrive website, we will make the following updates on January 6, 2025:

  *   Remove star ratings on title details pages.
  *   Simplify the hold notification display to direct users to their Holds page to take action on available holds.
[https://image.e.overdrive.com/lib/fe5815707c610c797c17/m/1/159c2c2f-eb95-4972-8aa1-a8eb326f46b4.png]The simplified “hold ready” notification.
In the coming months, we’ll also make these additional updates to improve accessibility for your library’s OverDrive website:

  *   Remove high contrast mode as a user setting, and instead, improve color contrast throughout the site.
  *   Redesign the title details page.
We’ll send a follow-up communication when the accessibility updates are live. If you have any questions, please reach out to your OverDrive Account Manager.
Thank you,
OverDrive

 
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