Audiobook is simply a recording of a book being read out loud. Once downloaded, you can listen to it on your PC, on your ipod or MP3 player, or burn it onto CD to listen wherever you wish.

Yes and no. NetLibrary cannot stop you from burning the audiobook file to a CD, but encryptions on the audiobook file will make it unusable.

You will need a radio transmitter or other device adapter that works with your portable listening device and car stereo. Contact your device manufacturer for specific requirements.

NetLibrary audiobooks cannot be played on Macs because the latest version of Window Media Player available for Macs (version 9) is based on Windows Media Rights Manager version 1.3. NetLibrary uses version 2.x licenses for eAudiobooks in order to maintain a high level of security. Because the latest version of Windows Media Player for Macs does not support 2.x licenses, NetLibrary audiobooks cannot be played on Macs at this point in time.

No, NetLibrary audiobooks cannot be played on iPods. iPods use the .aac file format and the .aac file format does not support the Digital Rights Management protection required by NetLibrary audiobooks at this time. Digital Rights Management protection helps ensure that the content of our publishing partners is secure, especially when items are checked out from the library's collection and borrowed by a user rather than purchased.

If you have an older Windows Media Player version the download appears to be working. Windows Media Player shows "acquiring license," but eventually you get a message that you don't have a license to play the audiobook. You need to download a newer version of Windows Media Player

No. You don't have to wait for the file to download before you can listen to the audiobook. Once you select a download option, you are prompted to Open or Save the Audiobook file. If you select the Save option, you can specify where the file is placed on your personal computer. This option takes less time to download the file, since it is only downloading the file. Note: NetLibrary highly recommends this option.

NetLibrary offers two audio qualities: CD quality and radio quality. CD quality offers high-fidelity playback for patrons with high-speed Internet access. Most portable listening devices do not support the playback of files lower than 32 kbps, so you must download the CD quality file if you are going to transfer and listen to the Audiobook on a portable listening device. Radio quality provides faster download speed and is ideal for patrons with dial-up connections.

Download time depends on the size of the audio file and the speed of your Internet connection. See Audiobook Estimated Download Times.

You can delete an audiobook file from your personal computer or portable listening device in the same manner as you delete other files. Contact your personal computer or portable listening device manufacturer for specific information.

You spoil me! Go for it! Like I said with the other question, I won't be able to pay anyone to make it, but I would be more then happy to link to it. I know I have space for my music, but I simply don't have enough space to post the entire audiobook on this website. Linking? Hash-linking? No problem, I'd be happy to do it (though, like I said before, don't expect it to be an instant thing)

Most people listen to audiobooks because they do not have the time to sit and read, or they want to be doing more than one thing at a time.

You can keep an audiobook for as long as you want without late fees or any other penalties as long as you are a member!

No. You need to manually delete the audiobook file from your personal computer and portable listening device. However, if you want to renew the audiobook, click on the file to automatically open the NetLibrary web site (if your computer is online). You can login to your account and renew the checkout.

The industry is very competitive. There is no shortage of narrators. Getting a job in the industry is just like applying for any other job. Here are a few suggestions: Have a professional sample/demo (this would be like your resume) that showcases your ability to do male/female voices, different emotions/settings, and different accents/dialects and languages if applicable.The key is to set yourself apart from the thousands of others trying to get in.

Podcasts won't show up in Party Shuffle unless you drag them into the Party Shuffle playlist, and Autofill won't include podcasts when copying files to an iPod. In iTunes 4.9, there were some limitations to how podcasts could be used. For example, you could not access podcasts using Music Sharing or create a Smart Playlist of podcasts. These limitations do not exist in iTunes 5 and later

An book described as "ex-libris" generally means that it was, at one time, owned by a public library/commercial setting and was in general circulation before being removed. Items can be removed from a collection for a number of reasons, among them age, but many times space concerns, and duplication (libraries replace popular items frequently).

Select the quality of the audiobook you want to download. You are prompted to login if you have not logged in already. CD quality offers high-fidelity playback for patrons with high-speed Internet access. (Required for transfer to portable devices.) Radio quality provides faster download speeds and is ideal for patrons with dail-up connections, but will not play on portable devices.

You can check out a NetLibrary audiobook for 21 days, after which the file will "time out." The file will still be on your computer or portable device, but it will not be playable.

After it times out, the book can be renewed once from the NetLibrary Web site without having to download the file again. Click on the Renew your checkout for 21 Days link from the audiobook???s download page to be issued a new license.

Yes, audiobooks loaded on MP3 players can be played on car radios using a separate Radio Frequency FM transmitter device, a cassette adaptor, or through a car???s existing MP3 jack.

There are a number of online retailers that carry a substantial stock of audio books. To help you, I have posted a list of reliable sellers here. When considering whether to order a commercially available audio book, be sure to factor in such added costs as shipping. You should also determine whether the commercially produced product is abridged--many inexpensive recordings cut out thousands of words that the author wanted you to hear.

Users have a limit of 5 download attempts for any title. After reaching this limit users must wait for the checkout time to expire and for the title to automatically check itself in. Once this happens the download counter reset and users again have 5 tries to download. If you experience two or more downlaod failures, consider downloading a title at a lower sound quality. This will reduce the download time and reduce the chance of a download failure.

Listeners have a choice of radio quality sound or CD quality sound. With broadband a 9-hour book takes approximately 10 minutes to download CD quality or 4 minutes for radio quality. With dial-up, a 12-hour book takes approximately 8 hours to download CD quality or half-hour for radio quality. Only CD quality can be transferred to a portable device.

Once the purchase is completed, orders will be shipped within 24-48 hours. In most cases the orders are shipped the same day. The order can be sent via UPS Ground, UPS 3 Day Select, UPS 2 Day Air, UPS Next Day Air or USPS Priority Mail. If you choose Air service, please note that any order placed after 3pm may not be shipped until the following business day.

This is part of what I mean when I wrote about the “full” level of being an audiobook in iTunes and Audiobooks. For whatever reason, Apple has decided — in both iTunes and on the iPod — that a true audiobook must be in either Audible.com’s .aa format or in Apple’s .m4b Protected AAC format. Anything else, and it won’t show up in the Audiobooks menu.