NetLibrary

I really love being read to. When I was a little girl my dad used to read Tolkien to my sisters and me while we were falling asleep. I think that led to my addiction to audiobooks. I put them on at night and fall asleep to a story like I did when I was little. It's comforting and allows me to read more than one book at a time (one in print and one on CD).

There are a lot of things I like about NetLibrary and a few things I don't like. I thought the search system was very effecient. Since I wasn't looking for something specific, it was nice to be able to browse by subject or genre hoping to stumble on something interesting. If I was looking for something specific though, I can see getting frustrated by the limited collection. Still, some is better than none at all.

I also appreciate that the books are all unabridged (at least the ones I saw were). I don't like reading a fraction of the story. The author wrote each sentence on purpose so let's listen to all of them.

I'm bummed that the files are not compatible with iPod. I'm not going to go out and buy a new mp3 player specifically for NetLibrary so it would be nice if I could make it work with my iPod. I read their explanation as to why it doesn't work and it makes sense but still it stinks for me. :)

Overall, the website is pretty user friendly and I think very helpful for patrons and staff alike.