Wellman-Scofield Public Library to Participate in World’s Largest Digital Book Club
Big Library Read program
allows readers around the world to borrow the eBook, A Murder in Time, Wellman
Scofield Public Library announced today that it will take part in
the Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital Book club through public libraries
that connects millions of readers around the world with the same eBook at the
same time. For a two-week period beginning June 23, Wellman-Scofield Public
Library users will be able to borrow the eBook, A
Murder in Time by Julie McElwain (Pegasus Books),
from http://wellman.lib.overdrive.com and participate in a worldwide version of a
local book club. There will be no waitlists for this popular mystery with a
twist. Big Library Read is facilitated by
OverDrive, the leading platform for eBooks and audiobooks from the library.
A Murder in Time is
an intricate mystery about a brilliant FBI agent, Kendra, who finds herself
transported back in time to the 1800s. Relegated to the servant class, she
stumbles across a gruesome murder, and she alone recognizes they have a serial
killer in their midst. Kendra scrambles to solve the case before it takes her
own life – 200 years before she was ever born. At its core, Julie McElwain’s debut novel is a
puzzle, a hunt for a murderer and a quest for justice.
“Throughout my life, I’ve loved all genres
of books – mystery, romance, paranormal and historical,” said author, Julie
McElwain. “Maybe that’s why I’ve included a little bit of all those elements in
A Murder in Time. I sincerely hope readers
enjoy Kendra’s story as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it.”
Big Library Read is a free program. To get started reading, all that is needed is
a Wellman Scofield Public Library library card. A Murder in Time can be read on all major computers and devices,
including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle®
[U.S. libraries only]. The eBook will be available with no wait lists and will automatically
expire at the end of the lending period, so there are never any late fees.
The Big Library Read program is made
possible through a partnership between Wellman-Scofield
Public Library, OverDrive
and Pegasus Books, publisher of A Murder in Time. The title
was selected based on a survey of more than 20,000 library readers.
About OverDrive
OverDrive is the leading digital distribution platform,
supplying the industry’s largest catalog of eBooks, audiobooks, streaming video
and periodicals to 34,000 libraries, schools and retailers worldwide. We
support all major computers and devices, including iOS®, Android™, Chromebook™
and Kindle® (U.S. only). OverDrive delivers all digital media on a single
platform, and offers innovations such as OverDrive Read, the
breakthrough EPUB and HTML5 browser-based reading experience, and Read-Along eBooks.
Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, Ohio USA and is owned by
Tokyo-based Rakuten. For more information,
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