Getting Started with

A tutorial by Tim Schauer and Dennis Adams

Now availableon theBeaufort 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 ESLstudents.

• 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 CountyLibrary Card to any of our five library branches – or sign up for oneif you are not already registered.

Step OneStep One

Our staff will set up yourrecorded books for you in just a few minutes.

After this first visit,you can do everythingfrom your home PC.

Click onto this logo on the Library’s home page ...Step TwoStep Two

... or go directly to this URLwww.netlibrary.com/

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

Step ThreeStep Three

Once logged in, enter some search terms to find the filesyou want.

Step FourStep Four

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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 FiveStep Five

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

Then click on ‘Download this eAudiobook’

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Note the download options

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“Radio Quality” is adequate for downloadingto a PC.

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

If you get a ‘security bar’ at the topof 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.

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A few last notes …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?What’s the difference?

eAudiobooks aresound files that you downloadinto your PC files or transferto a portable media device.

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

??When in doubt …When in doubt …

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

You can find instructions aboutevery feature in NetLibrary.

You canYou cantaketakeeAudiobookseAudiobookswith you,with you,using a portableusing a portableplaying deviceplaying 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!Enjoy!