When I talked with the Overdrive people about this, they put
the blame
squarely on Apples refusal to allow Overdrive to market
something that
was compatible with iPOD. They told me that since they want
to sell
everything through iTunes, they would not cooperate with
Overdrive.
Thomas Edelblute
Anaheim Public Library
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[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of Reynolds,
Bess
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:37 PM
To: Carol Bean; web4libwebjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Netlibrary audiobooks (was RE:
Overdrive)
As a library patron, I have to jump in because I use only
Macs at home.
When the New York Public Library announced the availability
of audio
downloads I was thrilled. The reality set in when I saw that
they were
using software that is only available for Windoze, not to
mention
Internet Explorer being the browser of their choice.
What happened to developing for cross platform use? It is
discriminatory.
(This is not a professional issue in my corporate type
environment)
Bess
Bess Reynolds
Technical Services Manager
Library
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Breynolds [nospam at] debevoise.com
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[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of Carol Bean
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:24 PM
To: web4libwebjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Netlibrary audiobooks (was RE:
Overdrive)
I've been tracking this out of the corner of my eye also.
Interesting about the Mac. Do the licensees of Netlibrary
audiobooks
out there know how many of their patrons cannot use the
product they're
paying for? Or do we jump in and subscribe because everyone
else is?
On the other hand, who among us is going to refuse a product
simply
because it's discriminatory? But we probably don't want
to go there...
Carol Bean
North County Regional Library
Palm Beach County Library System
11303 Campus Drive
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
JOHN MARQUETTE wrote:
>Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 15:56:04 -0500
>From: "Jesse Ephraim" <JEphraimci.southlake.tx.us>
>Subject: RE: [Web4lib] RE: Overdrive
><snip>
>
>
>
>>If Overdrive's business model was like the
NetLibrary one (buffet
>>style), my bet is that we would already have
purchased a subscription
>>and had everything up-and-running.
>>
>>
>
>I've been tracking this out of the corner of my eye,
and it brings up
>the issue of Mac marginalization. As far as I know,
Macs still cannot
>use NetLibrary and there is no plan by OCLC to make
NetLibrary
>Mac-compatible. Is Overdrive Mac-friendly? Will the
popularity of the
>iPod change OCLC's marketing strategy? To quote
NetLibrary:
>
>" Q: Can I download and play an audiobook on a
Mac?
>A: NetLibrary audiobooks cannot be played on Macs
because the latest
>version of Window Media Player available for Macs
(version 9) is based
>on Windows Media Rights Manager version 1.3. NetLibrary
uses version
2.x
>licenses for eAudiobooks in order to maintain a high
level of security.
>Because the latest version of Windows Media Player for
Macs does not
>support 2.x licenses, NetLibrary audiobooks cannot be
played on Macs at
>this point in time.
>
>Q: Can I download and play an audiobook on an iPod?
>A: No, NetLibrary audiobooks cannot be played on iPods.
iPods use the
>.aac file format and the .aac file format does not
support the Digital
>Rights Management protection required by NetLibrary
audiobooks at this
>time. Digital Rights Management protection helps ensure
that the
content
>of our publishing partners is secure, especially when
items are checked
>out from the library's collection and borrowed by a
user rather than
>purchased. This Digital Rights Management technology
allows checked out
>items to expire on the due date."
>
>http://netlibrary.com/Help/Default.aspx?Page=FAQ#
AudiobooksFAQs
>
>John Marquette
>City of Commerce Public Library
>5655 Jillson Street
>Commerce, CA 90040
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