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Weekly E-Mail Newsletters Showcasing Your Latest Acquisitions

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Newsletter Highlights

  • Features the new books, movies, audiobooks, music CDs, and ebooks added to your catalog each week
  • Includes only your library’s new titles (instead of generic lists)
  • Are emailed out automatically every week
  • Requires no staff time
  • Allows patrons to customize their newsletters and receive author alerts
  • Includes links to reviews, previews, and your catalog
  • Optionally features newly-arrived OverDrive emagazines, ebooks, and eaudios, Freading ebooks, and cloudLibrary emagazines
  • Reminds patrons every week of the value of libraries and lets them reserve early
  • Allows you to feature upcoming events, library news, titles of interest, and more
  • Lets you include links to important services and shortcuts
  • Mobile version makes for easy reading on small screens
We are thrilled - our community loves Wowbrary!

Tina McAndrew
Randall Library

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What is in the Wowbrary newsletters?

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A sample of a new book's description in a Wowbrary newsletter

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The weekly newsletters show covers, descriptions, ratings, and/or reviews for the preponderance of your new books, DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks, ebooks, and eaudios.  Patrons can click directly through to your website to place holds and get further information.

Each email newsletter itself shows up to 20 "Top Choices" items selected for popularity and variety. The issue also directs patrons to additional pages of new items, organized by genre. Patrons with a format preference can choose to see just ebooks/eaudios or just physical copies.  Patrons can also customize their weekly newsletter and create author alerts.

Each item description includes the title and a borrow link, plus as available:

  • Author or Artist
  • Cover
  • Synopsis
  • Goodreads reader ratings and a link to reader reviews
  • Publisher
  • Google book preview
  • Links to more information on other sites

The newsletters also link to previous editions, so patrons who miss an issue can go back and see new items from prior weeks.

Can I add my own content to the newsletters?

Yes. News items allow you to enter custom text and images to highlight library programs, closures, resources, or anything else you wish. You can create custom reviews to highlight specific titles in your newsletter. This is a great way to provide staff recommendations or feature books for book clubs or a community reading event. Additionally, you can exclude or promote items to feature in the Top Choices. Both news items and custom reviews are easy to create, edit and schedule.

Your newsletter can automatically include:

  • The newest eMagazines in your OverDrive, CloudLibrary, or Magzter collection
  • Current New York Times best sellers in your library
  • Upcoming events from your online event calendar
Wowbrary has been wonderful. I am excited that you are going to automatically import our events from our calendar! That will definitely help save me time. Thank you for all you do.

Holly Thompson
Rantoul Public Library

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News Item Sample

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Sample of an automatically-produced e-magazine entry in a Wowbrary newsletter

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Sample of an automatically-produced New York Times Best Sellers entry in a Wowbrary newsletter

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Sample of an automatically-produced calendar entry in a Wowbrary newsletter

We automatically import events from:

Can I customize the newsletter?

Yes. You can easily customize your newsletters in many ways.

  • Customize and schedule subject lines up to six months in advance
  • Change colors to match your library's look
  • Publicize other library services via links in banners, news items, and menus
  • Add your own banner graphics or use our powerful banner maker
I am amazed at how many more holds are put on our new books right after your newsletter comes to people's inbox.

Lisa Ladd
Buck Memorial

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Custom Banner Sample

Is there an RSS version?

Yes. Patrons can sign up for RSS-based versions of the newsletter as well as dozens of feeds for individual genres and types of materials.

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Can I use the newsletters as new book lists?

Yes. Many libraries link directly from their catalog to our newsletters, which serve as new book lists. You can link to specific genre and format pages as well, such as DVDs and Mysteries. Like everything else in Wowbrary, these pages automatically update each week and provide an excellent way for patrons browsing online to see your latest items.

How do patrons subscribe?

Patrons can subscribe directly through the Wowbrary website and through pages you can customize. You can also quickly add addresses to the subscriber list.  In some towns over 10% of the entire population is signed up for Wowbrary. The many ways to sign up subscribers include:

  • Graphics and links you can place on your library pages
  • Sample press releases and publicity materials
  • One-step signup by staff when processing library card applications
  • En masse enrollment from your own address lists, with a welcome message you customize

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How do I learn more?

Just send an email to and let us know the library you represent. We will send you information about the compatibility of your system for Wowbrary and answer your questions. We look forward to serving your library and community.

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