AADL participates in the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services to offer ebooks and eaudio to our patrons from Overdrive. There are presently limitations in the quantity of titles available for use with iPods and Macs, but all available MP3 audiobooks are compatible with both.
MP3 audiobooks
OverDrive MP3 audiobooks are available to download to your computer or any MP3 device, including an iPod. Browse the list of titles available now for download. To download OverDrive MP3 audiobooks, you will need to first install the OverDrive Media Console on your computer. Overdrive MP3 audiobooks are now compatible with Macs.
eBooks
Ebooks are digital versions of print books for on-screen reading on your computer, PDA or any reading device. Please note that our ebooks are viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 or Mobipocket.
eAudio
OverDrive audio books are downloadable to PC/laptop, burned to CD, or transfered to a portable device such as a mp3 player. All downloadable content is DRM protected. A full list of DRM compatible devices is available via the OverDrive web site. Some OverDrive Eaudio books are now compatible with iPods and other MP3 players.
Media titles, provided by OverDrive, Inc., use DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection technology from Microsoft. Unfortunately, the iPod (and Mac) currently support neither DRM-protected Windows Media Audio (.wma) files nor Windows Media Video (.wmv) files. Only MP3 audiobooks are compatible with iPods and Macs.
Podcasts
AADL produced podcasts.
eBooks for Kids
We also have Tumblebooks, a great source of animated picture books for children to read or listen to.
Accessible eBooks
The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, in partnership with Bookshare and OverDrive, is pleased to introduce you to LEAP - the Library eBook Accessibility Program. If you are a print disabled AADL patron, sign in below to learn if you may qualify for a free LEAP subscription at Bookshare.
To sign into your library account and learn more, click here.
If you are a qualifying US student, you are entitled to access the Bookshare.org catalog for free through the support of the U.S. Department of Education and OSEP. To learn more and apply for free membership, click here.
Washtenaw Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled @ AADL patrons eager to read digital books who have not yet received a Digital Talking Book Machine (DTBM), or who wish to supplement what's available through regular circulation of digital cartridges, can download books from BARD (the Braille and Audio Reading Download). In addition to the DTBM provided by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, there are NLS-compatible commercial machines currently available for purchase which can be found through vendors on the WLBPD Resource Guide. A computer with a high-speed internet connection is necessary for downloading books. Once the book is on your computer as a .zip file it can be unzipped and copied to your player. There are currently more than 23,000 digital books and over 40 magazines available for download, with more titles being added weekly. In order to download books from BARD you must first apply for a login and password. Only patrons registered for service through WLBPD or through any library in the National Library Service network with an active status are eligible to download from BARD.
eBooks and eAudio on the Internet
There are many ebooks available freely on the internet for viewing with a browser or downloading to your favorite device. Check out our AADL Select Sites for Books and Reading to find sites with ebook and eaudio content.
