Item #22 - NetLibrary & Overdrive

I'm almost there! I have registered with NetLibrary. A co-worker advised me to do this at work as it does not work properly from home. Reading through other blogs, this seems to be the case, so did do this exercise at work. NetLibrary is literary, & not for popular fiction. It is a good source if a patron needs to read something for school, & there are no hard copies available. I would not want to read an e-book. I'm old school enough to want that paper copy in my hand. I worked at another library system in the past, & they tried providing e-book readers to be checked out. It was a total flop. Today, that may not be the case, but I'm not sure. I think when push comes to shove, most people would not want to stare at a computer, or device screen long enough to read a book. Audio, on the other hand, is a whole different matter. When I get the MP3 player, I will definitely attempt to download titles from Overdrive/YPL to listen to. My home computer still does not have highspeed, so that may be an issue. I will delve into the technical aspects then. I looked, & it seems that there are a number of titles that allow burning, but only during the check out period. So-o-o-o, you will then have a burned copy right? Does it miraculously self destruct when the book is due? Only kidding, I think. I still have a lot of questions about this item, but they will probably be answered with more thorough self experimentation. On to the wrap up!!! Yea!