In 2012, the company announced a series of service upgrades, including: OverDrive Read, a browser-based ereader, streaming audiobooks, which enable access to audiobooks via the OverDrive Media Console apps OverDrive Media Station, which allows users to browse their library's digital collection on touchscreen monitors and public Internet workstations Next Generation Content Reserve, a collection-development portal and OverDrive APIs, which allow developers to integrate OverDrive content into apps and platforms. In 2000, the company opened Content Reserve, an online ebook and downloadable audiobook repository from which its distribution business would develop. OverDrive was founded in 1986 and initially converted analog media to digital formats, such as interactive diskettes and CD-ROMs.
