Five ways to save money on audiobooks
CNET
What's more, many libraries now let you check out audiobooks online, downloading them to your PC, MP3 player, or smartphone for listening on the go. You may even have the option of burning a book to CDs, which effectively gives you a permanent copy ...

Learn something new at the Rock Island Library in February
Quad-Cities Online
Learn how to download free eBooks and audiobooks with classes on the Rock Island Library's OverDrive digital book service. Classes will be offered at 6:00 pm on Monday, Feb. 6 and at 10:00 am on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the Rock Island Main Library ...

Find, buy, & listen to audiobooks on Android with Audiobooks Now
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
A fully stand-alone mobile audiobook resource, this unique app gives Android users a central destination from where they can purchase, download, and listen to audiobooks easily while on the go. Vienna, Virginia -- Booksfree.com, a leading online book ...

New York Times Bestseller Anne Lamott and Son Sam Record New Novel at Live Oak ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Anne Lamott-author of the New York Times bestsellers Grace (Eventually), Plan B, Traveling Mercies, and Operating Instructions-and her son Sam have just concluded recording the audiobook for her most recent novel "Some Assembly Required: A journal of ...

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Toronto's Audiobooks.com launches all-you-can-hear cloud streaming
Financial Post
“We haven't found an abundance of audiobook lovers within the Canadian market,” he said. But he believes that could all change with the shift to online services. Even though Mr. Small anticipates US users will be more inclined to subscribe to the new ...

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Digital Lending Attracts New Users to the Public Library
Santa Barbara Independent
The ease of downloading eBooks or audiobooks online, 24/7—and the fact that many popular titles are available—have contributed to the dramatic rise in popularity of digital library loans. Digital lending is also growing in popularity among younger ...

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Monmouth County Library launches new e-Book and audiobook site
Asbury Park Press
"The Library remains open online 24/7 for our patrons, your community center and corner store for the mind." "As always, the Monmouth County Library has responded to the needs and wishes of its patrons, this time with an e-Book and audiobook service ...

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BBC audiobooks get extra content on Audioboo
Wired.co.uk
Previously known as BBC Audiobooks, AudioGO hosts the Beeb's online library of "soundnovels", with over 10000 recordings available for download or purchase on CD. It's this collection, which includes classics such as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who, ...

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Statistics Show Library Ebook Discovery, Online Visits on "OverDrive"
EContent (press release)
OverDrive, Inc. has released 2011 statistics on library ebooks, audiobooks, and digital media from its Virtual Branch websites. The websites garnered 1.6 billion page views, up 130% from 2010. Similarly, the company reports nearly 100 million visitor ...
eBook Discovery and Sampling Skyrocketing at Public LibrariesMarketWatch (press release)

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Check out the latest online offerings at your local library
Burlington Times News
If you enjoy listening to audiobooks, there is a new resource called “Recorded Books' One Click Digital.” This downloadable audiobook resource offers the latest bestsellers, both fiction and non-fiction titles that you can download to your MP3 player ...