It's been a while since I've used Overdrive Media Console, but when I did, it was a very simple interface and very accessible in Windows with JAWS. I suspect it would also be accessible with NVDA and other Windows screen readers.
On 13/06/12 09:46, Esther 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 "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en.
