eBook Library Check Out Up 200%

eBook checkouts from libraries are up 200% so far this year as compared to all of 2010, with more than 12 million eBooks checked out from libraries so far  this year, according to digital book distributor OverDrive. According to the company’s Q3 2011 research, eBook checkouts from libraries will exceed 16 million this year.

The company has also reported that almost 2 million new users signed up for the ability to check out books from libraries through the OverDrive network this year, which is about double last year.

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