What are downloadable audiobooks?
Downloadable audiobooks are similar to books on tape or CD except that you will use your home computer and internet connection to download the title onto your machine. Once downloaded, you can listen to the audiobook on your computer or transfer it to a compatible portable player. When the audiobook expires, it will just cease working, and you can remove it from your computer. You must be a West Bloomfield resident or member of our contract community to use this collection.
Downloadable audiobooks from NetLibrary Ò and Recorded Books are digital versions of audiobooks that are available to Acton residents for download over the Internet to their own computers. NetLibrary audiobooks can be played on desktop and laptop computers that support Windows Media Player version 9.0 and above. You can also transfer NetLibrary audiobooks to portable digital audio players that support playback of secure or protected WMA files. Apple computers and iPods are not compatible with NetLibrary.
An audiobook is a recording of the contents of a book read aloud. Both fiction and nonfiction works are produced in audiobook form but novels make up the bulk of the collection. Sometimes audiobooks are narrated by the author of the printed work, as in the case of Bill Clinton reading his book, My Life. More often, audiobooks are read by professional voice actors. For example, we have over 200 recorded books narrated by George Guidall, a prominent voice actor in the field. Audiobooks are usually distributed on compact discs (CDs) or cassette tapes. An average audiobook has a running time of 8-12 hours and is contained on about 10 cassettes or 5 CDs. You can browse our collection of Books on Tape here, or you can browse our collection of Books on CD here. Audiobooks are published by many vendors but the library acquires most of its collection from Recorded Books, LLC. This publisher sells primarily to the library market and is well known for the quality of their recordings and the talen
• Downloadable audio books from NetLibrary and Recorded Books are digital versions of the latest fiction and nonfiction best sellers, book club favorites, award winning authors and more that you can download and listen to on your PC or portable listening device (compatible with Windows Media Player version 9.0 and above), At this time, Apple Macintosh does not support this system. • • Additional content includes the Pimsleur Language Program and the Bible. • • To access downloadable audio books in the NetLibrary Audiobooks Center, you will need to set up a NetLibrary account using your valid library card. This can be done remotely, or from any Internet computer at a public library within Allegheny County. Once you have established your account, you can search for audio books, preview titles, and check out your favorites. • • Please see note from user’s guide about in-library use.
