Re: [LM_NET] ipods & digital books

[Susan Fahey <sfahey@TWCNY.RR.COM>]

Greetings-
I finally received that long sought after ipod for Christmas. Imagine my surprise 
when I found out that the Digital Audio Books available to "borrow" from the public 
library are NOT compatible with Macs or ipods. The books are available to dowload 
using the OverDrive Media Console but CANNOT be transferred to ipods. I found this 
info on the Overdrive web site:
Why can't I use my iPod with this service?

Our audio titles use Windows Media DRM copyright protection technology from 
Microsoft Corporation. Unfortunately the iPod does not currently support 
copyright-protected Windows Media Audio (.wma) and video (.wmv) files. OverDrive, 
along with hundreds of online music and audio book providers, is hopeful that Apple 
and Microsoft can reach an agreement that would enable support for Microsoft-based 
copyright-protected materials on the iPod. To repeat, OverDrive would love nothing 
more than to provide content for your iPod. We urge you to contact Apple and 
request that they open the iPod to other copy-protected formats or license their 
propriety copy-protection method to third-party vendors.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I have to trade in this ipod that I have 
wanted for so long or is there a fix? I am hoping there is shareware or freeware 
available that will transfer the files and render the ipod useable. 

I realize I can burn the book to a cd and then download into itunes but many of the 
titles cannot be burned to a CD as per the publisher. 

Help.

Susan Fahey, LMS

Tecumseh Elementary School Jamesville, NY 13081

sfahey@twcny.rr.com

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