Digital Collection
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convenient Access hundreds of bestsellers, films, and more from anywhere, anytime with a valid library card, a PC, and brief access to the Internet*. portable Take your "reading" and viewing anywhere. Read e-books on a PC, PDA, or SmartPhone. Listen to e-audiobooks on a PC, a portable device, or burn to a CD** and listen in your car. Watch e-flicks on a PC or a video-enabled portable device. affordable Free software, free books and films, and NO late fees! Items expire automatically at the end of the loan period. easy to use Simply download and install free software, select e-books, e-audiobooks, and/or e-flicks, download, and enjoy! * Digital Collection intended for remote use only. ** Licensing privileges make this possible, and vary from title to title. |
Two providers - more selection for you!
 The table below provides a comparison of these two providers and how their differences affect your use of the digital collection. To begin browsing and checking out titles, click on the button below that corresponds to your provider of choice. 
Digital audiobooks and e-flicks from Mid-Ohio Libraries and Recorded Books come in WMA format, which is not supported by iPod. At this time, there is not a digital audio book service that works with public libraries in offering digital books in an iPod supported format. |
| Provider | Digital Collection from Mid-Ohio Libraries |
Digital Collection from Recorded Books |
| What can I download? | e-audiobooks (digital audio files of books) e-books (digital text files of books) e-flicks (digital video files of movies/films) |
e-audiobooks (digital audio files of books) |
| Software Requirements and Supported Devices | e-audiobooks: Can be played on a PC or portable device with Windows Media Player 9 Series or higher* e-books: Can be read on a PC with Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher, or on a PDA with Mobipocket Reader. e-flicks: Can be viewed on a PC or video-enabled portable device with Windows Media Player 9 Series or higher* *available to download for free from the site. Supported Devices: See this provider's list of compatible devices. |
e-audiobooks: Can be played on a PC or portable device with Windows Media Player 9 Series or higher* *available to download for free from the site. Supported Devices: See this provider's list of compatible devices. |
| What content is available? | 5000+ titles in audio, print, and film e-books: mostly nonfiction: test/study guides, computers, business, career, health, travel, family and relationships, foreign language, etc. e-audiobooks: mostly fiction: mystery suspense, religion, current events, children's literature, biography, business, etc. e-flicks: mostly nonfiction: documentary, travel, history, IMAX films, sports, classics, children's, etc. |
5000+ titles in audio, print, and film e-audiobooks: mostly fiction: mystery, classics, history, memoirs, inspirational, self-help, etc., plus Pimsleur foreign language collection of 150+ titles |
| Can I burn downloaded e-audiobooks to a CD? | Yes, some title licenses allow download to a CD. | No. |
| When am I required to log in to the system? | After selecting title(s) | Before entering the site, you'll be asked for your library barcode number and phone number. Once you're in the site, you create a username and password for future use. Problems registering? Call the Reference Desk at 937-433-8091, ext.2 for help setting up your account. |
| How many items may I check out from each Digital Collection provider at one time? | 5 | 10 |
| Do I have to download my items as soon as I check them out? | No. Checkout and download are two separate transactions - they do not have to be done at the same time. | Yes. Download must be done at the time of checkout. |
| How long may I keep my downloaded items? | 2 weeks. (1 week for Reference titles). No check in is necessary - items expire automatically at end of loan period. |
3 weeks. No check in is necessary - items expire automatically at end of loan period. |
| Can my items be renewed? | No, but you may check out the title and download it again if it is available. | Yes. You may simply check out the title again, since no items will be on hold. |
| Can I check my items in before they are due? | Those items checked out in Adobe format may be checked in early. | No. |
| Can I put items on hold? | Yes, you may put up to 5 items on hold. | There's no need to - all items in the collection can be checked out by hundreds of users at once, so titles are always available! |
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