Getting Started with A tutorial by Tim Schauer and Dennis Adams

Now available on the Beaufort County Library’s website! Free downloads of electronic audiobooks to your home PC or media player! eAudiobooks Core Collection: A growing collection of more than 600 popular titles. Pimsleur Language Series Collection: Lessons in 39 languages for beginners, intermediate level speakers and ESL students. Children's and Young Adult Collection. Newbery and Caldecott winners with time-tested classics. 236 fiction titles and growing. CEV Holy Bible Collection. The unabridged Bible.

Bring your Beaufort County Library Card to any of our five library branches – or sign up for one if you are not already registered.five library branches sign up for one Step One

Our staff will set up your recorded books for you in just a few minutes. After this first visit, you can do everything from your home PC.

Click onto this logo on the Library’s home page... Step Two... or go directly to this URL

Enter your library card number and password to access your account. Step Three

Once logged in, enter some search terms to find the files you want. Step Four bible matthew

Note the drop box to the left of the search window.

This opens a menu that lets you choose how to search NetLibrary: by full text, title, author or subject.

Step Five Once you have entered your search, see what results have appeared.

Then click on ‘Download this eAudiobook’ Step Six

Note the download options Step Seven

“Radio Quality” is adequate for downloading to a PC.

“CD Quality” is required for transfer to a portable media device, however.

If you get a ‘security bar’ at the top of your browser, click it to allow download.

After file completes download, you may then click “Open” file to listen to your selection! Once the “File Download” box appears, save your file to the appropriate location. Step Eight

A few last notes …

For many popular titles, you will have several choices. Four results appear for A Tale of Two Cities.

There is one eAudio book. And there are three e-books.

? What’s the difference?

eAudiobooks are sound files that you download into your PC files or transfer to a portable media device.

eBooks are full texts of books that you read like the page of a book.

? When in doubt …

Click on the “Help” link at the upper right of each page.

You can find instructions about every feature in NetLibrary.

You can take eAudiobooks with you, using a portable playing device.

NOTE: eAudiobooks are not iPod compatible.

Some Tested Players: Less than $100: Creative Mu yo Slim SanDisc 256. SamsungYP-T7G JVC XA-MP51 Between $100 and $150: Creative Zen Micro RCA Lyra 2765 Rave MP 2.5 ARC Dell DJ Ditty Over $150: HP Pocket PC Dell Pocket PC iRiver H10 Creative Zen Touch NOTE: eAudiobooks are not iPod compatible.

Enjoy!