Downloadable audio books to a Mac

I am so impressed. One of our Library patrons could not use the Library's downloadable audio books. So, she persevered. And here is how she did it.

Have your ipod or device plugged into your Mac and make certain the
"manually manage music" is checked.

Search catalog
Downloadable audio books

Choose: MP3 titles which are compatible with Macs. The WMA titles that are iPod compatible
will only work on PCs. You will see a link to the collection of MP3 audiobooks on the left side of the page.

Go through the steps. IT DOES NOT GO AUTOMATICALLY TO iTUNES.

Go to the finder icon in the upper right corner and put in the name of the book
It will come up in Overdrive Media Console
Right click on the book and hit transfer (or use transfer icon on top)
It should transfer automatically to your iPod. If not, manually change it.

Voila!

Downloadable Audiobooks available January 7, 2008

Mendocino County Library

Your Library card opens yet another door

HINT (you do not have to go out your front door)

DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS

Digital format audiobooks can be downloaded to computers and

transferred to a variety of PD3 players and

some titles may be burned to CDs

Windows Media Player 9.0 and higher required.

Just like other Library formats, audiobooks may be checked out and put on hold.
3 books at a time for a one week loan period. Titles are automatically "returned" after 7 days so there are NO FINES. Titles may be downloaded again if there are no holds. Some titles maybe be burned to CDs. Check for icon.

http://www.mendolibrary.org

Search the Catalog

Browse the Overdrive link for a listing of titles

and check out the “Help” link in the upper right-hand corner

of the Overdrive homepage to check on compatible devices

or go to: http://www.overdrive.com/resources/drc/#compatible

Available online: at home or on the road.