[Web4lib] Audiobooks for iPods?

[HAZEL Margaret E]

 Has anyone heard any updates about Audible.com and their purported plan
to offer iPod e-audio books this year?

-Margaret
 Eugene, OR

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Here is one more link to add to the list:

http://www.oculture.com/weblog/2006/10/audio_book_podc.html


On 1/3/07, Tom Klingler <tk at kent.edu> wrote:
> Project Gutenberg does ebooks and audio books for iPod.
>
> AUDIO BOOKS:
> http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Audio_Books_Project
>
>
> EBOOKS:
> iPod eBook Creator for iPod Notes:
> http://www.ambience.sk/ipod-ebook-creator/ipod-book-notes-text-convers
> ion.php
>
> iPod ebook guide:
> http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/06/make_ebooks_for.html
>
> ---------
>
> Also, audiobooks.org has audiobooks that are MP3:
> http://www.audiobooks.org/
>
>
> A post on techniques for audiobooks on iPods:
> http://aldoblog.com/audiobooks/
>
>
> Another vendor of audiobooks for iPod
> http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp
>
>
> Another vendor of audiobooks for iPod
> http://www.freeclassicaudiobooks.com/
>
>
> Libraries lending iPods with audiobooks:
> http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66756,00.html
>
>
> Some books and book tools for iPod:
> http://www.tucows.com/Windows/PDA/IPod/Multimedia/AudioBooks/
>
>
> A utility for making ebooks into audiobooks:
> http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/audio-books.html
>
>
> A vendor of audiobooks for the iPod:
> http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/audiobooks.html
>
>
>
> The only thing in my post that I can provide a testimonial for is 
> Project Gutenberg.  I haven't used any of the rest of this stuff.  But

> it's on mine and my son's list of things to look at for his iPod.....
>
> Tom Klingler
> Kent State
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Robert Sullivan wrote:
> > We started to subscribe to NetLibrary and naturally our patrons have

> > questioned why they can't used the service with their iPods.
> >
> > I know that NetLibrary, OverDrive etc are not available for iPods 
> > because of digital rights management issues, but how many (if any) 
> > libraries using a service that does allow iPod use?
> >
> > Thanks for any information,
> >
>
> --
> Tom Klingler
> Assistant Dean for Systems & Technical Services Libraries & Media 
> Services Library Room 383 Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
>
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