For Immediate Release: 10/26/2009

iPOD-COMPATIBLE AUDIOBOOKS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM OPL WEB SITE

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( Oakland, CA)— Good news for audiobook enthusiasts. The Oakland Public Library now offers over 1000 MP3-format audiobooks from NetLibrary that can be played on iPods and Macintosh computers as well as other MP3 players and PC's. Titles include recent books by popular authors, including fiction and non-fiction for adults, teens and children, classics, and award winners.

Before you can download these audiobooks readers need to establish a free account with NetLibrary. The Oakland Public Library Web site has a link. For more details, and to download audiobooks, see http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/databaselist.htm#ebooks.

The Oakland Public Library is a department of the City of Oakland.

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