Hi All, For those of you who like to listen to audiobooks, over the next 8 weeks (from June 14, 2012 - August 22, 2012) the SYNC YA site will be offering two free audiobook titles for download each week. This is a combined effort between Audiobook Community and publishers to encourage reading among young adults, but anyone can register for these downloads. You will need to have OverDrive Media Console installed on your computer in order to download the audiobooks. This is the same free software that is used by many public libraries worldwide to support electronic downloads of audiobook content, and is very accessible in the Mac version and, I've heard, in the Windows version of the software, too.
The schedule of downloads is listed at: http://www.audiobooksync.com/free-syn-downloads/schedule-of-free-downloads/ There are also links to sign up for email or text message reminder alerts on that page. About half the titles are offered with no international restrictions, and half have some international restrictions for users outside of the U.S. For example, in the first week, the L.A. Theatre Works production of "Grapes of Wrath" is available without restrictions while "The Eleventh Plague" from Scholastic Audiobooks is available to users in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Again, information on the availability of titles is given both on the download pages for individual titles, and on the summary page for "The Non-U.S. Listener" at: http://www.audiobooksync.com/free-syn-downloads/non-u-s-listener/ The OverDrive Media Console software is available for both your computer and as a free app for mobile device listening: http://www.overdrive.com/Software/omc/ Remember, you must actually download the mp3 audiobook files, and not just the non-expiring personal use token files for the books within the week that the books are offered. At any time after that you can transfer the files to another device for listening. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
