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When we were considering joining, we got several negative responses because Ipods aren't compatible. Jan Steele Librarian/Director Lago Vista Community Library 5803 Thunderbird, Suite 40 Lago Vista, TX 78645 (512) 267-3868 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: Lisa Charbonnet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:40 PM To: 'Robert Logan'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable eAudiobooks This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- We're actually having problems with it on two fronts; one that there aren't enough new titles to interest a lot of people but also the sheer difficulty of getting the titles we do have downloaded to a portable device. We've had people come in and worked with them for an hour and couldn't get something that was supposedly OK to download into their supposedly kosher device. And of course many really prefer their iPods. Usage wise, our statistics show our money is better spent buying audio CDs. From: Robert Logan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:50 PM To: Jennifer Patterson; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable eAudiobooks This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- The fact is that shortly after we all began with this project, RB and NetLibrary had a major falling out resulting in suits and countersuits. They now claim to be trying to patch this up, but of course we have no idea whether or when there will be a resolution helpful to us. I feel that this has affected their service (especially the provision of the promised new titles each month), and has made it less attractive to patrons. Even at the greatly reduced price, negotiated by CTLS (for which many thanks!), what we have to pay each year is not compensated by the usage we are seeing, especially when there is so much competition for resources. For example, we are planning to start a small adult collection in Hindi (mostly fiction), to complement our very successful Bollywood video collection. The Bollywood collection is in fact so successful that we will have to spend additional funds to increase its size, but you can't quarrel with an annual turnover rate of 24. The eAudiobooks just cannot compete with that. We have not yet decided whether or not to renew next year, but the vendors have not made a good case for themselves. Robert Logan Manager, Collection Development and Technical Services Round Rock Public Library System 216 East Main Round Rock, TX 78664 Telephone: (512) 218-7014//Fax: (512) 218-7061 -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Patterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:01 PM To: 'David Montoya'; Robert Logan; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable eAudiobooks I hate to see you give up after only one year! Is there anything that could be re-negotiated with the vendor, to make the product more usable? _____ From: David Montoya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:11 PM To: 'Robert Logan'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable eAudiobooks This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- We have decided to take it out of next year's budget. Usage low, possibly due to its many restrictions and poor usability. Did anyone out there have better luck with it? -----Original Message----- From: Robert Logan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ctls-l] Recorded Books/Netlibrary downloadable eAudiobooks This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- For libraries participating in the consortium arranged by CTLS: Is anyone else thinking about discontinuing this service when it comes up for renewal? Robert Logan Manager, Collection Development and Technical Services Round Rock Public Library System 216 East Main Round Rock, TX 78664 Telephone: (512) 218-7014//Fax: (512) 218-7061
