(Los Angeles, OH) - August 15, 2005 - To the list of things you can do while stuck in traffic, climbing the Stairmaster, eating lunch at your desk or just relaxing at home, you can now add listening to a downloaded best-selling book, thanks to the new e-audiobook service from the Los Angeles Public Library. Debuting August 15, the free service is available 24/7 on the library's Web site, www.lapl.org.
With a library card and an Internet connection, patrons can select from hundreds of fiction and non-fiction titles, then download the complete work as an audio file to a PC or laptop, then transfer the file to a supported MP3 player, PDA (personal digital assistant), or Smartphone. Most files can even be burned to CD for convenient play in a car, home, office, boat or other location.
The library has long offered a large collection of audiobooks in cassette and CD formats, but this marks its first foray into digital audio technology. "Audiobooks are in such high demand that we can barely keep them on the shelf," says City Librarian Fontayne Holmes. "The new technology makes this popular resource even more accessible and widely available. (more...)
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