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Collection of Free audiobookaudiobook,, ebookebook,, video, or music to download North Carolina's Digital Media Library Sponsored by the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association Buncombe County Public Caldwell County Public Library Libraries Announcing Cumberland County Public Catawba County Library downloadable video! Library Download video, music, best-selling audio books, and Davidson County Public Library Forsyth County Public Library eBooks 24/7 to your PC at home, in the office, or from anywhere in the world. Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library Greensboro Public Library Your library never closes! Henderson County Public Haywood County Public Library Went live on Library November 21, 2005 Hickory Public Library High Point Public Library New Hanover County Public Rowan Public Library Library Digital Library Statistics From inception to April 30, 2007 • Titles in Collection (counting each format of a title only once): 1455 – Adobe Reader eBook: 93 – Mobipocket Reader eBook: 7 – OverDrive Audio Book: 1123 – OverDrive Music: 80 – OverDrive Video: 152 • Copies in Collection (counting each copy of each format of a title): 1554 – Adobe Reader eBook: 93 – Mobipocket Reader eBook: 7 – OverDrive Audio Book: 1222 – OverDrive Music: 80 – OverDrive Video: 152 More Statistics • Checkouts: 22111(Current: 538 ) – Adobe Reader eBook: 1475(Current: 20) – Mobipocket Reader eBook: 64(Current: 0) – OverDrive Audio Book: 19741(Current: 492) – OverDrive Music: 644(Current: 12) – OverDrive Video: 187(Current: 14) Holds: 8540(Current: 395) – Adobe Reader eBook: 641(Current: 8) – Mobipocket Reader eBook: 6(Current: 1) – OverDrive Audio Book: 7797(Current: 384) – OverDrive Music: 51(Current: 0) – OverDrive Video: 45(Current: 2) • Unique Library Patrons Checking Out Titles: 3486(Current: 284) Current Top 15, “Bestsellers” Title Primary Creator Publisher ISBN Format 1 Step On A Crack (unabridged) James Patterson Hachette Audio OverDrive Audio Book 2 Plum Lovin' (unabridged) Janet Evanovich Audio Renaissance 9780792746904 OverDrive Audio Book 3 Innocent in Death (unabridged) J.D. Robb Brilliance Audio 1423316053 OverDrive Audio Book 4 Born in Death (unabridged) J.D. Robb Brilliance Audio 1423304829 OverDrive Audio Book 5 Manhunting (unabridged) Jennifer Crusie Brilliance Audio 1423305027 OverDrive Audio Book The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass 6 Novel (unabridged) Jill Conner Browne Brilliance Audio 1423311256 OverDrive Audio Book 7 The Watchman (unabridged) Robert Crais Brilliance Audio 1597109274 OverDrive Audio Book Learn In Your Car Spanish Level One 8 (unabridged) Henry N. Raymond Penton Overseas, Inc. OverDrive Audio Book 9 Deep Storm (unabridged) Lincoln Child Books on Tape 9781415936481 OverDrive Audio Book 10 Hide (unabridged) Lisa Gardner Books on Tape 9781415937198 OverDrive Audio Book 11 High Profile (unabridged) Robert B. Parker Books on Tape 9781415936627 OverDrive Audio Book 12 Haunted in Death (unabridged) J.D. Robb Brilliance Audio 1423325419 OverDrive Audio Book 13 The Taste of Innocence (abridged) Stephanie Laurens HarperCollins 9780061262609 OverDrive Audio Book 14 Countdown (unabridged) Iris Johansen Books on Tape 9780739329719 OverDrive Audio Book 15 The Echo Maker (unabridged) Richard Powers BBC Audiobooks America 792746023 OverDrive Audio Book CollectCollect BestBest Sellers!Sellers! Collection Development By Conference Call(s) and Email • Considered & discarded the idea of Max Access (always available titles): –netLibrary Duplication –Too costly –Contrary to our Bestseller philosophy –No one wants responsibility for annual fee • NHCPL originally agreed to purchase additional copies of titles with >4 holds---Now trying to distribute among the group • Before end of June 06 all members agreed to purchase an additional $1000 worth of titles and MORE • DCPLS agrees to keep up with NYT Bestsellers • 06-07 Existing members agree to stagger their allotted $1000 content purchase through the year • Assume additional content beyond $1000 will be added • New members will add at least $1500 content in the first year Contract Says: For new Participating Libraries who join the Consortium during the quarterly enrollment periods of January, April, July and October, the participation fees shall be as follows: a) One time setup fee: $1,500.00 per library b) Initial content contribution: $1,500.00 per library Annual hosting fee: $12,000.00/ year divided among those Participating Libraries as of July 1st of the current year Required yearly content contribution: $1,000.00 per library For the avoidance of doubt, the yearly $1,000.00 content contribution must be contributed each July, regardless of additional content purchases made greater than $1,000 in the previous contract year. Participating Libraries shall be permitted to make additional content purchases at any time, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Others NC Digital Library Free audiobook, video,ebook, or music downloads at ncdigital.lib.overdrive.com Go to the website Install the free software (Overdrive Media Console) Add a title to your cart Check out the title with your library card barcode Click to download the title to your computer Enjoy titles on your PC, transfer to a compatible mp3 player or burn some titles to CD! Other Tidbits • Communication frequently through email distribution list • Facilitation of use of Content Reserve by moi • OCLC cataloging of content distributed by DCPLS to all members for addition to local OPAC • Collection of music titles begun • Began collecting downloadable videos at end of February 2007 • http://librarian.davidsonreporter.com/default.asp?item=417007 (NCDL & netLibrary Blog article) Ye olde business card.