Content Reserve is a secure wholesale and DRM distribution center for publishers seeking to sell their eBook, electronic publications, digital audio, music, and video, and other Digital Content titles through a growing network of Online Resellers and Libraries. After completing the application form, OverDrive will send out an information package that provides the terms and conditions for access to a Content Reserve Publisher Account.

Member Publishers may then upload their eBook and digital content titles in several supported formats (i.e. Microsoft Reader, Adobe Reader, and others) plus manage associated marketing data and cover images to create a global wholesale digital book repository. Content Reserve provides publishers a single location to manage their digital content inventory and update marketing, digital rights and pricing information. A single copy of an eBook or PDF file can be used to securely fill orders from dozens of Content Reserve Network Accounts and retailers. Content Reserve's Digital Rights Management (DRM) servers provide the application of DRM technologies from Microsoft Corporation, Adobe Systems and others to deliver digital content products directly to customers.

As a publisher of digital content using OverDrive Content Reserve you can now tap into the global marketplace!

Benefits to you include:

• Storage of approved materials



• Directly establishing and controlling retail pricing, wholesale pricing and Digital Rights Management (DRM)



• Monitoring of downloads and sales activity of all digital content and eBook titles, 24/7



• Direct management and editing of all marketing and metadata

Basic Information and how to apply for a Content Reserve Publisher Account:

• Content Reserve provides Publisher Services with features and benefits for Authors, Publishers, Content Aggregators, Agents, and others with rights and permission to digital works for trusted distribution and resale to the Content Reserve Network.



• Content Reserve acts both as a distributor for your materials and a service provider enabling a centralized digital catalog for promoting and creating demand and interest in your digital titles.



• Content Reserve pays its Publisher Accounts a wholesale cost for each item of Content sold through the Content Reserve Network.



• To apply, complete the Publisher Application. Upon review, you will be sent a memo detailing the commercial terms and access to the Content Reserve Distribution and Publisher Service Account Agreement.



• Upon your acceptance of the Agreement and payment of fees for your Account, you will be granted access to the Services via private login ID and password to deposit the digital titles and associated marketing and metadata for distribution to the Network.



• Content Reserve will confirm with you a wholesale discount (Distributor Cost) that will be the amount paid to Publisher for each digital product sold.



• Publishers will be able to directly set suggested retail price and the level of DRM for each product.



• Publishers may also upload, edit, and manage marketing and metadata for each eBook title in the Reserve, including attaching additional jacket copy, cover art, reviews and other promotional information.



• Content Reserve receives and processes electronic orders from Content Reserve Network Accounts based on the price and DRM terms set by the publisher. Accounts receive their downloaded digital product directly from Content Reserve servers as an invisible transaction from the Reseller or Library Account.



• Publishers may access, monitor and manage all digital products 24/7, including adding/deleting titles and changing prices.



• Content Reserve will provide access to detailed transaction reports and remit payments to publishers on a quarterly basis.

Note: Content Reserve takes advantage of many advanced browser features for adding and managing data using forms. To utilize these advanced features, users are required to use Version 5.5 of Internet Explorer on a Windows PC or a Macintosh running Virtual PC. Older versions of Internet Explorer are not supported by Content Reserve.