[LM_NET] Target: Copyright and digital sound files

[Kelly Stern <sternk@CEDAR-FALLS.K12.IA.US>]

Does anyone know if audiobooks purchased from sources such as Audible.com
may be shared with another person?  My guess is that they cannot, but none
of the media specialists in my district is completely sure.  Are any of
you providing checkouts of downloaded audiobooks in your libraries?  If
so, what vendor(s) are you using for this?  We have checked into one
service, but their collection contained mostly classics and very few
popular new titles.  It was also cost prohibitive.

It seems to me that when we purchase hard copies of books for our
libraries, multiple circulations are permitted, so it would be nice if
digital audiobooks were available for multiple checkouts at a comparable
price.  

Thank you for your help.  I will post a hit if anyone else is interested.

Kelly Stern, Media Specialist
Cedar Falls High School 
Cedar Falls, IA
sternk@cedar-falls.k12.ia.us



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