thought that you all would be interested in this ----- Original Message ----- From: Smith, Richard To: WOLFNER_LIBRARY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:39 PM Subject: Missourians Embrace BARD To All, Missouri readers have embraced BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) as an alternative to postal delivery of talking books. Here is an all to common email response from one patron: "Cheryl...I am writing for my husband...We received the new digital player and are thrilled!! Thank you to Wolfner and you for making this opportunity available! I would like to request the 1GB blank cartridge and cable for downloading books from the BARD site..Thanks again!" Wolfner Library now offers a 1GB blank cartridge and cable for Missouri readers wanting to download digital books from BARD to use with their new NLS player. It is expected that BARD registration will increase with the upgrade of the NLS players to include a new "Bookshelf" feature that allows multiple books to be read on a single blank cartridge or USB drive. Please call your Reader Advisor to find out how to download books from BARD Here are some national and local download statistics. NLS NATIONAL BARD Statistics: BARD - Download Statistics Year to Date period covers: October 1, 2008 00:00:00 to August 31, 2009 23:59:59 (All times are Eastern) For Month Year to Date Total download readers for All Libraries: 7709 A) Number of readers approved for download during this period: 521 4008 B) Number of readers who downloaded at least one item during this period: 3793 5941 C) Quantity of reader book downloads: 54123 376485 D) Quantity of reader magazine downloads: 3321 28271 E) Quantity of network library downloads: 1423 25512 MISOURI BARD statistics: I'm also pleased that Missouri has 5.9% of all registered BARD users and 6.6% of the downloaded books for this year. On the Missouri circulation front: Cassette circulation for August was 29,981 Digital circulation for August was 3,003 Download circulation for August was 3,455 Wolfner Library BARD - Monthly Download Statistics NLS Download Pilot Website Statistics Report For Library MO1A (Jefferson City, MO) created on September 4, 2009 13:38:46 Month period covers: August 1, 2009 00:00:00 to August 31, 2009 23:59:59 Year to Date period covers: October 1, 2008 00:00:00 to August 31, 2009 23:59:59 (All times are Eastern) There are 452 total download readers for library MO1A as of August 31, 2009 23:59:59 For Month Year to Date A) Number of readers approved for download during this period: 26 323 B) Number of readers who downloaded at least one item during this period: 243 375 C) Quantity of reader book downloads: 3,455 24,969 D) Quantity of reader magazine downloads: 115 1,172 E) Quantity of network library downloads: 163 1,402 F) Most popular reader book downloads from August 1, 2009 00:00:00 to August 31, 2009 23:59:59 Book Count Title 68775 22 Star Bright: The Harrigan Family, Book 2 68799 16 Twisted Creek 68762 16 The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel 67890 15 The Rustler: A Stone Creek Novel 68379 13 Looking for Rachel Wallace: A Spenser Novel 68506 12 Extreme Measures: CIA Agent Mitch Rapp 68417 12 Final Justice: Revenge of the Sisterhood 68225 12 Mortal Danger: And Other True Cases; Ann Rule's Crime Files, Volume 13 36357 12 Pandora's Box 68778 11 Cream Puff Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery I) Most popular reader subjects from August 1, 2009 00:00:00 to August 31, 2009 23:59:59 Subject Count Mystery and Detective 601 Suspense 492 Romance 419 Westerns 249 Fantasy 171 Historical Fiction 134 Science Fiction 98 Short Stories 69 Young Adult 65 Crime 65 Religious Fiction 62 Yours, Richard J. Smith, Director Wolfner Library Missouri State Library P.O. Box 387 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: 573-522-2767 In Missouri: 800-392-2614 Fax: 573-526-2985 Email: richard.smith@xxxxxxxxxx Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/ Not sure what to read next? Find a good digital book bibliography at http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/readings.asp To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes