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Digital Audio Books - Instructions
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Windows Media Player
If you are using Windows 98 2nd ed., ME & 2000, you will need Windows Media Player 9. Click Here.
If you are using Windows XP, you will need Windows Media Player 9 or newer. Click Here.
Software Download Instructions
Before you begin searching for audio-books, please take a moment to download the software you will need to manipulate these files on your computer.
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On the right hand side, click on: Over-drive Audio Book under the heading Software Downloads
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Click on the Overdrive Media Console Icon Twice.
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Click Run twice
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he program will install on your computer.
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Click Next
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Click “I Agree” and Next
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Click Next
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Click Close
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You should see the OverDrive Icon on your Desktop
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Click Next
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Click Close
Searching for Audio-Books & Checking Them Out
If you know the title or author you are looking for, you can type it on the right hand side to see what books are available. If you are just browsing, you can click on one of the collections listed on the right under “Browse Collections”.
These include: New Arrivals Always Available Popular Titles Try these
Once you have found the audio book you would like to listen to, click on the Book Jacket.
You will then see information about the book:
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A description of the book
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Is it checked in or on hold?
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What can be done with it once it is downloaded (i.e. transferred to an MP3 player, burned to a CD,
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listened to on your computer, etc)?
If the book is available, click Add to Cart
f you would like to add another book to your cart, click Continue Browsing.. If you are finished, click Proceed to Checkout
Click the pull-down menu, and click on Sussex County Library System
Type in your library card barcode number (no spaces)
Click Login
Click Confirm Check-Out
You have just checked out an audio book. Your book will be checked out for 14 days. You will now follow the instructions for Downloading.
As long as you have already downloaded the OverDrive Media Console:
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Continue by clicking Download under the Book Jacket.
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The listennjnw Media box will pop up.
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Click OK
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Check off which parts you would like to download. You may download this book in parts or in its entirety. It is up to you.
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Click OK
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The book will now download to your OverDrive Media Console.
From here you will be able to listen to it on your PC using Windows Media Player, transfer it to a compatible MP3 player, or in most cases, burn it to a CD.
Check-Out TIP
If you check out an item and don’t finish it within the 14 day loan period, you may check it out again if it is available, but you do not have to download it again.
It will still be on your computer!
Holds on Audio Books
If a title is not available, you may place it on hold. When the audio book becomes available, you will be notified by email. Once notified, you will have 3 days to check-out the title and download it to your PC. If you do not check-out the title within the 3 days, the title will go back into the collection. At this time, you may see if the title is available and check it out or place another hold on the item. You will be notified again via email when the item is available.
Click the PLAY button on the top left of the OverDrive Media Console.
Transfer to your MP3 Player
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Plug your MP3 player into a USB port.
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Click Transfer on the OverDrive Media Console.
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The Overdrive Media Console Transfer Wizard window should pop up.
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Click Next.
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Click Next.
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The book will transfer to your MP3 player.
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Click Finish.
Burning to a CD
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Open the OverDrive Media Console.
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Click Transfer on the OverDrive Media Console.
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The OverDrive Media Console Transfer Wizard should pop up.
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Click Next
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Click Next
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The book will transfer to your MP3 Player
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Click Finish
Remember ——1 Part burns to 1 CD
List of Compatible Devices
AudioVox PPC-6700 Spring Smartphone
AudioVox XV6700 Verizon Smartphone
Cingular 2125 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Creative MuVo NX 128 & MuVo TX FM 128
Creative MuVo V100
Creative ZEN MicroPhoto 8GB
Creative ZEN Nano Plus
Creative ZEN Portable Media Center
Creative ZEN V Plus & Creative ZEN Vision M
Dell Axim X51v Pocket PC
HP iPAQ hx2495 Pocket PC
iRiver T10 & T30
Motorola Q
Phillips GoGear Jukebox HDD1630 6GB
Rave MP Amp
Rio Carbon
Samsung YP-F1x, YP-T8x, YP-U2J
SanDisk Sansa M230 & SDMX1-512
Sandisk Sansa c140, e130, and e250
SandDisk SDMX1-256
T-Mobile Dash and MDA Vario Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
List of Incompatible Devices
Archos Pocket Video Recorder
Brookstone TinyTunes MP3 Player
IPOD
Microsoft Zune
Motorolla RAZR
Panasonic SV-SW30V
RIO Cali & RIO Nitrus
Samsung YP-T7J, YP-T9J
Sony NW-S205F
What is a 'digital audio book'?
A 'digital audio book' is a digital version of an audio book that is rights-protected and optimized for download.
How long will a title in my My Cart remain there?
Once you add a title to your My Cart, it will remain there for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes have elapsed, the title will be returned to the collection, making it available to other patrons at your library.
How many titles can I have checked out at the same time?
You can have up to 5 titles checked out at one time. These titles remain on your account for the full borrowing period; you may not return them early. If you place a book on hold, we recommend that you have no more than 3 other OverDrive titles on your current account so that when your hold comes in, you will be able to check it out.
You will have 3 days to download the book that is on hold for you before the hold expires.
Once the lending period is over, what happens to the title I checked out? Once the lending period has elapsed, the title is automatically 'returned' to the library. Although the file(s) will remain on your machine, the file(s) will no longer be accessible.
What happens to the title I downloaded once I've finished with it? Downloaded files remain on your computer (even after they have expired) until you manually delete them. Please review these instructions for deleting your files:
To delete an expired audio book file...
· Open OverDrive Media Console.
· Locate the audio book you wish to delete in the 'Media Library'. Single-click on the title to select it, then click the 'Delete' button.
Can I renew my items?
Your items cannot be renewed, but you can check them out again if they are available when your checkout expires.
When you check out the title a second time, the license is reactivated. Simply click the 'Download' button at this website to download a new license. You do not need to download the actual media files a second time.
Made possible by the Highlands Regional Library Cooperative and these participating members:
Bergen County Cooperative Library System, Bernardsville Public Library, Centenary College Library,
Hunterdon County Library, PALS Plus, Parsippany Public Library, Phillipsburg Public Library, Sparta Public Library,
Sussex County Community College, Sussex County Library System, Warren County Library System
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