Lovely Esther and thank you. On 13 Jun 2012, at 03:40 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
