Recommended audiobooks for your iPod
September 1, 2009 – 1:08 pmLooking for some good content for your iPod? Give these a try…
The Art of War by Sunzi Widely regarded as the “Oldest Military Treatise in the World,” this work, written more than 2,500 years ago, retains much of its authoritative merit.
The Best Defense by Kate Wilhelm A courtroom drama featuring Barbara Holloway, a woman who sticks up for the underdog. She goes to the defense of an accused baby-killer because incompetent lawyers and a media smear campaign are going to allow the real killer to go free.
It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis This prophetic novel captures an America blackened by the shadow of totalitarianism.
What Do You Care What Other People Think? By Richard Feynman Like its predecessor, “Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman,” this volume presents further adventures (and mis-adventures) of the Nobel Prize-winner physicist.
Steve Martin: The Magic Years by Morris Walker This is no ordinary celebrity biography pieced together by an outsider. Steve Martin and author Morris Walker have been friends since childhood, playing the class clowns, charming the girls and the teachers with their wit, and eventually going on the road together as comedians.
Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher lead and ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: he a sensitive nature writer, she and obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in Topanga Canyon.
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Muhammad Yunus is the world-renowned, visionary economist who came up with the revolutionary idea of micro-credit as solution to end world poverty.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Filled with unforgettable characters, rich in history and social realism, Anna Karenina is a masterpiece of world literature.
For instructions on how to download one of these from the library’s catalog check my previous blog post. Enjoy!
8 Responses to “Recommended audiobooks for your iPod”
This post says you can download to your Ipod. The library site says you can only listen on your computer - not an Ipod. ???? People like me would be wanting these for Ipod listening while travelling - not much point if it would have to be on the computer only.
By Steve on Sep 4, 2009
Steve –
You should now be able to listen to the mp3 format titles (but not the wma format) on your iPod. To get to a list of the mp3 format titles, check out this previous blog post: http://bit.ly/sTN4p
By Mark Pond on Oct 1, 2009
Sadly, this is quite complicated and doesn’t appear to work. Really a good idea though. Perhaps in the future.
By Larry Crumet on Oct 3, 2009
Larry –
If you are having trouble, give me a call at 444-5312 and let’s see if we can get the service to work for you.
You are right that NetLibrary is more complicated than is ideal and we apologize for that. That said, we’re working with them to try to make their site easier to use. Stay tuned!
By Mark Pond on Oct 5, 2009
Will I be able to download these to my Mac computer, or only for pc’s?
By Dolly Wilfley on Oct 13, 2009
I have an Ipod, but current downloaded programs get deleted if I try to add programs from other than Ipod programs to it. Is there a solution?
Also I will wait until your ipod site is easier to use before downloading.
By Bill on Oct 14, 2009
Dolly — Aaack… I have a Mac at home and fall into the same boat. For now, NetLibrary doesn’t have a Mac supported download platform. They are working on it but they haven’t given me a firm release date for the product. I’ll be sure to post it here on the blog when it comes out.
Thanks for the question,
Mark
By Mark Pond on Oct 19, 2009
Bill —
So you are able to get content on to your iPod but the audiobooks get deleted if you add more content? Hmmm… I haven’t run into that problem. My suggestion would be to call the folks at NetLibrary support and see if they can troubleshoot the problem for you ((800) 848-5800, press 4).
If you feel inclined, I would love to hear what other problems you are having. We’ve got quite a few customers who are getting what they need out of NetLibrary but if you are having specific issues then you probably aren’t alone…
Thanks for the comments!
~Mark
By Mark Pond on Oct 19, 2009