So You Have Decided to Offer Digital Audio Books in Your Library!

Introduction

• Overview
• Sponsors and Authors

Going it Alone

• Advantages and Disadvantages

Doing it Consortially

• Advantages and Disadvantages

Pilot Projects

• Advantages and disadvantages
• Resources

Vendor Comparison

• OverDrive
• Audible.com
• NetLibrary/Recorded Books
• Tumblebooks
• Playaway

Free Downloadable Digital Audio Books

• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Examples

Two Potential “Disruptive” Technologies

• Streaming technology and text-to-speech software