Hi, Jamie, in the L.A. Public library they're promoting a program called LEAP and (guess what), they're partnering with Bookshare. I wanted to sign up so I could get audiobooks from the library. Well, I'm not signing up for the LEAP program since I'm already a Bookshare member. Anyhow, I applaud anything that supports literacy and accessible literature. Regards, Kim. _____ From: Jamie Yates, CPhT [mailto:mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 1:20 AM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Free Young Adult audio book downloads - 2 per week http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/newsletters/newsletterbucketsljteen/ 886201-444/free_ya_literature_audiobook_downloads.html.csp August 4, 2010 Visit the SYNC site, hosted by Audiobook Community, now through September 1 for two free YA audiobook downloads a week. The two titles currently on the docket are Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. FYI, you'll need to download the Overdrive Media Player onto your device in order to download these titles. Audiobook Community is a new social networking site for the discovery of audiobooks, and SYNC is its online community, which seeks to further build the audience for audiobooks among readers 13 and up. Listeners can join online conversations about the books they are listening to, and a complete toolkit is available for libraries and schools including posters, newsletter promo copy, and a YouTube video. -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: Rules of Deception by Christopher Reich Earn cash for answering trivia questions every 3 hours: http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497 See everything I've read this year at: www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5362 (20100813) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5363 (20100813) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5366 (20100814) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com