October 2009 Press Release
Brooks Memorial Library
Expands e-Audiobook Offerings
As you have no doubt read in the news, e-books and e-audiobooks have been clear winners in book sales this past year. According to the Association of American Publishers, e-book sales in August posted a 189.1% increase for the month, with year-to-date sales up 177.3%.
And e-audiobooks cannot be far behind.
The service is gaining popularity with Brooks Library cardholders who had 1,575 downloads through September this year as compared with 453 for the entire 2008 year.
To meet this increasing demand, the library has joined again with the Green Mountain Library Consortium to offer a wider selection of e-audiobooks. Downloadable audiobooks allow our patrons to access the library any time, and from anywhere.
In addition to the 700 plus collection offered through Overdrive, library patrons will now have access to over 2,000 audiobook titles, many of which are iPod compatible, through Recorded Books/Netlibrary and their One Click Audio service. And over 800 titles are now iPod compatible. You can search for iPod titles on the One Click site by doing an Advanced search.
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