Our
caller said, “I really enjoy audio books, but my CD player broke. I would like
to try something other than a CD one. Is there another portable way to listen
to books?” Many members of the Newton Falls Public Library staff also enjoy
listening to works by their favorite authors while driving or doing chores.
Many
of us listen to books on Playaways, each holding just one title. The more
popular choices are MP3 players and iPods. Our patron asked for a
recommendation. Since we felt that her choice needed to be dependent on her
personal preferences of product capabilities, price, etc., we recommended that
she either talk to others who own them, visit local stores that carry them, or
view online reviews.
Consumer
Reports
last reviewed MP3 players in December of 2010. Technology changes so quickly
and our patron wanted newer information, so we looked online. We typed in “MP3
players reviews” and found several sites for her including http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players
and http://mp3-players.toptenreviews.com/flash-drive. We recommended that she duplicate our search
to learn more about what was available.
Once
our patron decides which player she would like; she can download free audio
books from the library’s catalog. Newton Falls Public Library is presently part
of the Ohio eBook Project. Beginning November 1st, titles can
be downloaded from our new Clevnet catalog.
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