W i n d s o r P u b l i c L i b r a r y
W i n d s o r P u b l i c L i b r a r y
Downloadable Audio Books!At last! Downloadable audio books have come to the Windsor Library. Thanks to the Green Mountain Library Consortium, organized by Stowe Librarian Stephanie Chase, you now have two sites you can go to—OverDrive or NetLibrary—to download audiobooks to your home computer, then listen to them on your computer or copy them to your MP3 player or iPod for listening on the go! First Step: Go to the library with your library card and receive your own personal login number. Then click on one of the logos in the table below to start downloading books today! Check the table for details. Happy Listening! |
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| Software Used | For PCs: OverDrive Media Console for Windows and Windows Media Player version 9 or higher For Mac: OverDrive Media Console for Mac and iTunes |
NetLibrary Media Center for manual download. | The initial install of NetLibrary may take time to complete as it verifies that the computer is up to date. Future use, once installed, will be much faster! The Windows Media Player must have security updates installed to work properly with OverDrive. |
| Titles available | 1,000+ | 2,000+ | Additional content each month |
| Plays on? | CD, MP3, WMA devices | MP3, WMA devices | Varies by title. Check title to verify that it will work on your computer (PC/Mac) and on your media device. Verify media device is on the approved list for each service: Overdrive NetLibrary |
| Availability | Some titles always available. Reserves used. | All titles always available. | When a title on OverDrive becomes available it will send an email. The title must be checked out within 3 days of receiving the email. |
| Loan period | 7 or 14 days, renewal allowed if no wait-list | 21 days, one renewal allowed | No early check-ins |
| Expiration | Audio will not expire on player or CD once they are transferred. They will expire on the computer. | Will expire on computer and player after 21 days unless renewed. | |
| Simultaneous checkouts | 2 | 10 | Each service allows a limited number of audiobooks checked out during the loan period. |
| iPod Compatible? | All are compatible when used with the OverDrive Media Console version 3.2 or newer on a PC. | Only titles listed as being MP3 will work on iPods. | iTunes v. 9.0.2 or newer must be installed to use either option. |
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