[Web4lib] Audiobooks for iPods?

[Tom Klingler]

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-conversion.php

iPod ebook guide:
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/06/make_ebooks_for.html

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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