[bookcourier] Overdrive digital audiobooks
- From: "Barrie Moxon" <barrie.moxon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:05:33 -0000
hi folks.
article on the new audio books, hope you find interesting.
barrie
Overdrive digital audio
The National Federation of the Blind is participating in a pilot with
OverDrive.
OverDrive digital audiobooks are marked up so you can flip to the page
number and
other things. They can be played on a computer with Windows Media Audio, you
can
burn a CD, or transfer them to a handheld player or cell phone which will
play Windows
Media Audio. They are commercially recorded books.
The difference between OverDrive and Audible is that Audible is offering
audio to
the general consumer market. OverDrive is working with libraries to offer
digital
audio content. They have a management and circulation system so that NFB
will be
able to loan books directly to the user. Audible does not have this sort of
management
system for libraries. Audible has 4 different formats with different sound
qualities;
Overdrive only has one format. If you want to try an OverDrive book or see
what their
software looks like, you can try it at
www.overdrive.com/audiobooks/
. They are seeking input especially from the visually impaired population
because
they worked with talking book readers in the development to make sure it was
accessible.
netLibrary/Recorded Books are launching an audiobook product in December for
libraries.
They will have digital audio in Windows Media Audio also. They have a
totally different
management system and model for libraries than OverDrive does. They will
offer audiobooks
in two formats - one is lower quality radio format for people who do not
have a high
speed internet connection but who want to download books.
It is an exciting time for libraries and readers in digital audio.
For reviews of DTB (Digital Talking Book) players and software go to
www.nfbnet.org/digital
For information about the discussion group DTB-TALK, go to
www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/dtb-talk
B
Barrie Moxon
barrie.moxon@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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