1	Digital Audio Ebooks Lori Bell Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center Ebooks in Academic Libraries Conference March 2005
2	An Exciting and Evolving Market! Last fall, few vendors offered the option of downloadable digital audiobooks and none had a library management model By January 2005, several library vendors jumped into the marketplace with new models for circulation Overdrive netLibrary/Recorded Books Tumblebooks Audible.com – no library circulation model, but used by several library groups
3	Overdrive http://www.overdrive.com Single libraries/consortia Overdrive creates website, hosts website and books Library card and pin required Single book, single user circulation model Library admin module for selection, stats Library pays for hosting and cost of books Option of buying unlimited access to bestselling books Libraries select books Books become part of the collection Windows Media Audio format –download to computer, or handheld device
4	netLibrary/Recorded Books http://www.netlibrary.com/RecordedBooks/BasicSearch.aspx Single library model netLibrary hosts books and website Library card and pin number required Numerous simultaneous users Libraries do not select books – get a preset collection of 500+ books Price is based on library’s circulation number Subscription model – library pays for access each year Windows Media Audio format – listen on computer or handheld device
5	TumbleTalkingBooks http://www.tumblebooks.com/talkingbooks/home.asp Online, 24/7 audiobook library hosted by Tumble Single library pricing model – consortia can get discounts Subscription pricing based on number of titles libraries want to offer at any given time – for instance 100 books is $2000 Simultaneous, multi-user model Cannot check out – must be read online using flash player Library admin module for book selection
6	TumblebookLibrary http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp Animated, audiobooks for children Single library model Tumble hosts books and provides library link to website No library card and pin number required Simultaneous, multi-user Must be read online and cannot be downloaded Uses Flash software Subscription pricing – access to all books in collection – one price, same price per library
7	Coming from TumbleBooks Tumblebooks also offers large print online Tumble is working on a print/audio online ebook that will sync print and audio – especially for new readers, readers using English as a second language
8	Audible.com http://www.audible.com Geared to consumer market Libraries can lend books to patrons on a device – Otis or Muvo Patrons cannot download on their own computer from library’s collection Libraries can only loan out as many copies at one time as they have Single library or consortia Audible hosts content Library must develop circulation model Audible proprietary format – for consumers will play on computer or compatible handheld device No library admin module
9	Projects MITBC Involved In Unabridged with Overdrive: http://unabridged.lib.overdrive.com Lobe Library with Audible.com: http://www.lobelibrary.org Tumble Book libraries: http://www.ilkidszone.info Mid-Illinois Digital Talking Book Project: http://www.midtb.org (trying all above formats including netLibrary)
10	For more information… Contact: Lori Bell, Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center Lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com or 1-800-426-0709 Tom Peters, Project Director Tapinformation@yahoo.com or 816-228-6406