Week 9 : #22 Audiobooks (or the end is in sight)

I think downloadable audio books are a great idea, especially if you can find some free ones. I don't see this to an end to traditional library borrowing but just another extension of services we can offer our borrowers. Audio books are already popular with borrowers but some of them are recorded on up to 14 CD's. This can lead to CD's going missing or getting damaged, which is sometimes costly to replace. Being able to download books onto your MP3 players will get rid of these problems. I especially like the subscription services such as Netlibrary and Overdrive which also gets rid of library fines for borrowers by simply deleting the audio file once the loan period expires. Fantastic!