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With the OverDrive downloadable collection provided by the NOBLE network, Beebe Library patrons can access a growing selection of ebooks and audiobooks, fiction and nonfiction, for adults, kids, and teens. Browse or search NOBLE’s online digital collection and then download titles to your computer, smartphone, ereader, or other device.

Need help? OverDrive has information to get you started:
The Quick Start Guide – has step-by-step instructions with links to more help.
The Digital Help FAQ – has answers to common questions about how OverDrive works and how to troubleshoot problems.
The Compatibility Guide – will help you determine which devices are compatible with the OverDrive service.
You can also e-mail NOBLE’s OverDrive tech support staff with specific questions via their support page.
And by all means contact us at Beebe Library if you have questions or comments.

OverDrive is now available for Kindle users!

As of September 2011, OverDrive is also now finally available for Amazon Kindle users! Browse our collections, check out a title, and then transfer it to your Kindle. For more information, check out Amazon’s web site or the announcement from OverDrive. There is also a nice YouTube video to help you get started.

As a Massachusetts resident you can also access the large OverDrive collection made available by the Boston Public Library to all residents of the Commonwealth. You need a valid library card, but you can easily register online for a Boston Public Library card which will allow you to download BPL’s audiobooks and ebooks as well.

Self-contained audiobooks
The library has just added 30 new audiobook titles in the “Playaway” format. Playaway is billed as the simplest way to listen to audio on the go. Each Playaway is the size of a deck of cards and comes with the digital book content already pre-loaded on it and a battery to make it play. Simply plug earbuds or headphones into the universal jack and enjoy.
Among the new Playaway titles are: Blue Eyed Devil, by Robert B. Parker; 9th Judgment, by James Patterson; Eclipse, by Stephanie Meyer; The Shack, by William P. Young; Fantasy in Death, by JD Robb, and many more.
Check out the new Playaway display next to the Circulation Desk. You can borrow Playaways for three weeks at no charge.

Expanded Selection of iPod Compatible Audiobook Titles Available

Overdrive, the company that supplies Beebe Library’s collection of free downloadable audiobooks, has announced that it is expanding its selection of iPod-compatible audiobook titles for libraries by making the vast majority of existing audiobook titles on library download websites playable on iPod® and other Apple® devices after a simple upgrade of OverDrive’s free, easy-to-use audiobook software.
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If you like listening to audiobooks, take a look at this new library service! You can browse through a collection of audiobooks including fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children, check them out with your library card, and download them for two weeks. You can listen to the books on your PC, or transfer them to an MP3 player. Some titles can also be burned to a CD.

Use this handy cheat sheet to help determine which devices are compatible with the e-books you download through the library.

Download Audiobooks — Browse or search our collection, download the special software you need, check out some books, and enjoy listening!

Are you addicted to listening to audiobooks as you walk around the Lake, or on your commute to work?
Beebe Library is pleased to announce the availability of free downloadable audiobooks, provided by a company called OverDrive, and courtesy of our membership in the NOBLE network (North of Boston Library Exchange). The collection includes fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children. You can audiobooks out with your library card, and download them for two weeks. Then you can listen to the books on your PC, or transfer them to an MP3 player or iPod. Some titles can also be burned to a CD.
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