Thursday, August 30, 2007

Thing #22, Learn About Audiobooks

Electronically accessed Audiobooks are gaining popularity quickly and should become the favored method of accessing Audiobooks once the technology stabalizes. Right now we have the incompatibility issue with iPods and the necessity of acquiring an additional radio device to listen to downloaded Audiobooks in vehicles influencing ease of use.

Netlibray requires the user to establish an account at the library, which is a step that will hopefully be eliminated in the future. No reserves are required since there are unlimited copies available in Netlibrary, allowing the newest and most popular titles to be accessed immediately. It is this 'no wait' feature that is so attractive to listeners and will spur the growth of the population of users as the number of titles available and general awareness of the fomat skyrockets.

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