I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with our down-loadable audiobooks. This is mainly because my computer is a Mac, and even though I can now get some books in the MP3 format, which can be downloaded onto the Mac, most things are still only available to download via a Windows machine. I have hope that as time goes by, this will change, especially since recently, many books that were previously unavailable for use on an iPod have now become iPod friendly. When the software becomes more Mac-friendly, I will be using this service a lot more, I'm sure!
My daughter uses the service all the time. She uses my little Netbook to download and transfer her books to a 2 GB Sansa Clip. She has certain books that she listens to over and over again. Although her rights to listen expire after the two week check-out period, she leaves the files in place, and re-reserves the books. Then when she gets the new check-out, she simply re-installs the rights, and doesn't have to re-download the whole book. Clever child.
I have assisted a number of customers with difficulties in getting the software properly installed on their computers. I even made a "housecall" once, to a customer who turned out to be a neighbor of mine!
I still prefer to actually read my books, but under certain circumstances, like a long journey, a good audiobook is just the ticket. Among long journeys, I count my longer bike rides, where I can listen, using earphones that still allow me to be aware of what is happening around me. The Overdrive program is great, because you don't have to permanently store the data on your hard-drive, and of course the price cannot be beat. I'm waiting for the day when we add digital downloads of the print versions as well for e-book readers. Our libraries can be smaller, and hold so much more. It's a good thing, as Martha Stewart always says.
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