[Web4lib] library audio books online

[Jeremy Dunck]

On 6/15/06, Jim Cody <nohojim at yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-technopolis15jun15,1,7946153.column

Worked for me, not a subscriber.

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But last week Bob Hammond of Manhattan Beach downloaded [historical
novel Master and Commander] off the Internet for free.

Hammond is no hacker or identity thief. He simply has a library card.
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Err, neither are people who "pirate" copyrighted works.

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The major suppliers of online audio books, Overdrive Inc. and Recorded
Books, distribute titles from prominent publishers, including Time
Warner, HarperCollins and Brilliance Audio.
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Huh, I wonder if they could support distributing audiobooks recorded
by superpatrons.

Ah, but where's the money in that?