 GEORGIA
DOWNLOAD DESTINATION IS HERE!
What? Georgia
Destination Download is a service for library patrons to download
and check out audiobooks on their home computers. Since the
audiobook will expire on the patron’s home computer after 3 days,
the audiobook must be copied to an MP3 player before the expiration
date. Some books can be burned to CD. The audiobooks that have been
transferred to an MP3 player or burned to a CD will never expire.
A home computer,
connected to the Internet. Download of audiobooks will
not be allowed from inside the library, you must download
from a non-library computer. Note that download time
may be long on a computer without broadband Internet
service, as audiobook files tend to be large.
Windows
operating system (2000 or newer).
Mac and iPod owners will be able to use this by late summer
according to Overdrive, the audiobook vendor.
Window Media
Player (version 9 or newer)
Overdrive Media
Console software (you will need to install this when you
begin using the program). Go to
http://gadd.lib.overdrive.com. From
that page, you will find helpful information on how to
download & install the Overdrive Media Console software, and
how to use the program.
Optional: a
portable audio device (MP3 player), or a CD burner/player*
*See more
information about supported portable audio devices and the
use of CD burner/players below.
Check out limit:
3 titles at a time on your home computer
Lending Period:
3 days per title (the audiobook is disabled on the computer
after 3 days)
Note that the file will not automatically be deleted from
your computer, it will simply have listening disabled.
You'll need to manually delete the file.
The lending
period is short to encourage you to transfer the audiobook
to an MP3 player, or to burn it to CD (not all audiobooks
may be burned to CD; the publisher of the audiobook makes
this decision). After the audiobook is transferred to MP3
player or CD, you can listen to it as long as you like; it
does not expire.
Maximum Cart
Items = checkout limit plus 2 items at a time waiting for the decision to check
them out (total cart limit 5)
Cart Expiration
= 30 minutes
Waiting List
Pickup Period = 3 days
Waiting List
Limit = 5 titles per patron
Overdue fines:
NONE!
Please find information about compatible devices
HERE.
Regarding burning audiobooks to CD: Some publishers allow this
for library patrons; some do not. The library has no control
over this decision.
Important things to know about choosing and using an MP3 player:
-
You will want a feature that holds the place (resumes where left
off) when the MP3 player is turned off
-
You may want a player that supports bookmarking. Many MP3
players do not support this option. These types of devices may
be somewhat more expensive to purchase, but this is a very nice
feature. It allows you to put a "bookmark" where you stopped
listening to the audiobook, enjoy other media (music, video,
etc.) on your device, then resume listening at your "bookmarked"
spot. This is different from the above option that simply
resumes playing where the device stopped when it was turned off.
You can find out if an MP3 player supports bookmarking or has
the "resume" feature by clicking on “more information” below the
device listed on
the
page listing compatible devices.
We
hope you will enjoy your Georgia Download Destination listening
experience. Please tell us if you do, or if you don't. We want to
know! If you have problems getting it to work,
please contact support
with a detailed description of your problem or question.
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