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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
I would suspect that Amazon would end up working out a deal with one of the other library lending systems that would move in to fill the void. I imagine that the added book sales and device sales that they get from their current OD fulfillment integration would make it worthwhile for them to do so.
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With the amount of money involved it is unlikely for KKR to kill off Overdrive on purpose. Unless, of course, library lending to public libraries is not what they were after. Quite possible they overpaid for that in order to snatch up the education part of Overdrive (namely lending ebooks and audiobooks to schools and colleges). The platform for schools (Sora) is already developed, just needs to catch on and be deployed nationwide in the US. Sounds like a huge potential for growth.