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 can go to OverDrive 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 the OverDrive logo 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 |
The Windows Media Player must have security updates installed to work properly with OverDrive. |
| Titles available | 1,000+ | Additional content each month |
| Plays on? | CD, 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: Overdrive |
| Availability | Some titles always available. Reserves used. | 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 | No early check-ins |
| Expiration | Audio will not expire on player or CD once they are transferred. They will expire on the computer. | |
| Simultaneous checkouts | 2 | 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. | iTunes v. 9.0.2 or newer must be installed. |
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