Preloaded onto a playback device

Play AwaySome vendors like Audible.com which work with libraries but do not have a library circulation management system ask that libraries purchase devices and preload purchased content on those devices to loan to readers.  

Playaway has taken this preloading concept a step further and sells portable playback devices that have been preloaded with a books (or a few books) prior to sale. 

Information buttonPlayaway works with libraries, and consumers. Playaway devices can be purchased at many Office Depot and Borders stores.

Patrons who have tried Playaway really like it because they can enjoy digital audio without having to have a computer and Internet access, and they do not have to know how to download a book, which is intimidating for some people.

Prices of a Playaway are sometimes less than their CD and cassette counterparts.

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