Through
NCLive, we get access to some 24,000+ e-books from
Netlibrary. For the last couple of years, NC Live has also added hundreds of
downloadable e-
audiobooks. These are all accessible through the library catalog
here , but as of January 1st, 2009, NC Live will discontinue its subscription to the e-
audiobook service. Part of this decision was based on the restrictive licensing placed on
Netlibrary e-
audiobooks, and it's
incompatibility with playing devices (the titles are not
compatible with
ipod or Microsoft
Zune, two of the most popular mp3 players).
The
Netlibrary e-books will still be accessible, but after January 1st, all
e-audiobooks will be removed from the catalog, and any previously downloaded titles
will not be renewable once their checkout license expires.
Also, remember that
Netlibrary e-books, while not the most user-friendly to read, are full-text indexed and
searchable.
NC Live title list ,
public domain Netlibrary collection title list .
For information on how to create a
Netlibrary account, go
here.