The Community Library Has Free Downloadable Audiobooks!!!
eAudiobooks Online Guide
eAudiobooks are recorded books available from the Library that can be checked out and downloaded just like regular books, for free. All of
the eAudiobooks are unabridged. For the best results accessing these books, use Internet Explorer and Windows 2000 or higher. You can check out up to ten
eAudiobooks per account for 21 days and renew one time.
Creating an eAudiobooks account
- NetLibrary accounts can only be set up in the Library.
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At a Library Internet computer go to: www.netlibrary.com
- Select the Create a Free Account button (top of screen, right-hand side).
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Enter your indentifying information (user name, password, email address, etc.) similar to signing up for an email account.
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Find an eAudiobook
There are two ways to find an eAudiobook at the Community Library:
1. Go directly to NetLibrary to search for books.
- Go to www.netlibrary.com
- Login to your account. (See Creating an Account, above.)
- Browse for a book by clicking on the eAudiobooks link in the small box on the right-hand side of the screen, or search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, or Narrator from the search screen.
- Use the Format drop-down menu to select the MP3 format to find the iPod and Zune compatible eAudiobooks.
2. You can search the Library's online catalog.
- Go towww.thecommunitylibrary.org/catalog/
- Enter a search term in the search box. Tip: enter "downloadable" (no quotes) plus your search term as a Keyword search to find only the eAudiobooks.
- Click the underlined title link in blue.
- Click on the blue, underlined URL link in the E-Resource section toward the bottom of the page to access the book.
- See the NetLibrary Option above to learn how to search for iPod-compatible eAudiobooks.
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How to Check Out and Download an eAudiobook
Once you have found an eAudiobook to listen to, you can check out and download the title to your computer. (See Find an eAudiobook above for further details.)
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From the search results, click on the Download the eAudiobook link.
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Select a download option: CD or radio quality.
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Choose "CD quality" if you are on a high-speed Internet connection or if you plan to tranfer the eAudiobook to a portable device.
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Choose "radio quality" if you are on a dial-up connection.
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Select Save (not the Open option) to download the file.
Tip: Save the file to your Desktop so you can easily find
it.
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Click on the file saved to your desktop. Opening and playing the book activates the license.
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How to Renew an eAudiobook
The license for your downloaded eAudiobook will expire after 21 days.
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Go to www.netlibrary.com
- Login to your account.
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Click on the Checked Out Items link at the top right corner of the page. This will display your checked-out titles.
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Find the eAudiobook title you wish to renew and click on the Download this Audiobook link.
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Click on the Renew your Checkout link (No Download. Only license to play file.)
If you would like to transfer the renewed eAudiobook to your portable device, delete the earlier version of the eAudiobook from your portable device before transferring it again (see What you Need to Go Portable below).
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What You Need to Go Portable
You will need Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher and a portable device that supports
playback of secure protected wma files and 32kbps files for two-thirds of the eAudiobooks in the collection. (For the iPod-compatible eAudiobooks, use iTunes.) For the
most optimal listening experience, the portable device should have a
storage capacity of at least 512 MB and include features for playing
long files and returning to a designated place in a file such as
fill-time stamping and bookmarking.
- To find digital audio players that have been tested and work well with these downloadable audiobooks check here:
- For reviews of MP3 players check here:
- To download Windows Media Player check here:
- To download iTunes check here:
Note: NetLibrary eAudiobooks include Digital Rights Management
(DRM) protection for two-thirds of the collection. Portable devices that support the playback of
secure or protected wma files are compatible with NetLibrary
eAudiobooks. iPods and Zunes now work with about 800 of these eAudiobooks.
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Transfer to a Portable Device
Connect your portable device to your computer following the device's instructions.
Open Windows Media Player.
In the File menu, open the downloadable file. This
activates the license and begins to play the eAudiobook. Then . . .
Windows Media Player - Version 9:
- In the File Menu, select Copy then select Copy to Portable Device.
- Click the Copy button located above the right pane.
- When the transfer is complete, disconnect your portable device.
Windows Media Player - Version 10:
- Click the Library tab
- Find your eAudiobook title in the Playlist.
- Select Sync List in the drop-down menu above the right pane.
- Click and drag your eAudiobook title into the right pane.
- Disconnect your portable device after synchronizing is complete.
Windows Media Player - Version 11:
- Click the Sync tab (not the drop-down list below the tab).
- Click Now Playing in the menu on the left.
- Click and drag your eAudiobook title into the right pane.
- Click the Start Sync button located below the right pane.
- Disconnect your portable device after synchronzing is complete.
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