countryone77

I'll have to be the spoilsport and say that I disagree with your assessment that "everyone wins".

New books have copyrights to protect the author's hard work. Even when non-copyrighted books are republished, the publisher has financed that and is justly due recompense for it. The library has agreements with publishers as to how books will be utilized by its patrons so that everyone's rights are protected.

Now you have found a method of circumventing the Library-Publisher agreement, because it makes it easier on you. Not only that, but you are encouraging others to do the same thing.

So the ones who are hurt by your process are the authors and publishers. And, if many folks start doing that, it could make publishers take a 2nd look at their library agreements and stop renewing them. If that should occur, then many library patrons would also suffer a loss.

Peggyinno

I do just the opposite. I am quilting away and have to backtrack on the book, sometimes a chapter at a time! I didn't read for years, because I didn't want to lose out on my quilting time, until MP3's came along! I love "mutlitasking"!

americassewplace

How about downloading Kindle for PC and get wireless head phones? Not so much of an investment until you see if you like to listen and quilt at the same time...Kindle for PC is free and if your speakers are loud enough, you may not even need the head phones...

katybob

Me, too -- but I spend a lot of time listening to books when I'm working in the yard. I don't have to concentrate while pulling up weeds!

JudyA7124

Why an IPOD? There are a LOT of different MP3 players out there. Any of the Sansa models will work to downloadbooks from your local library. Check with your library for compatible devices. If you're only using it for books, you will only need 4-8GB of storage. I have 4GB and never run out of space.

I actually have my MP3 player built into my Sony Ericsson phone. It works really great. I have my story going and the phone rings...my book is automatically put on hold while the call answers. Once the call is finished, my book is resumed at the place I left off. It's great and I don't have to carry an extra electronic device. The phone is sold through AT&T, is Bluetooth compatible (mine has A2DP technology), or you can also use an earbud. I don't like having 2 earbuds in my ears because then I'm oblivious to the world around me. My foster kids get into enough trouble with me watching them.

pjnesler

Here in Rochester MN we can also download directly to our MP3 Players - mine is an IPod, have the largest capacity and hundreds of songs, images of family and my quilts, plus 25 books I purchased on it, and still room to add more. At this time I don't think I'll buy more books since I wnet to the class at our library to find out how to handle the download process. I've listened to lots of books I never would have dreamed I'd be interested in, because I never have time to just sit and read a book with my eyes - lots of time to "read with my ears" as I clean house, drive, make quilt blocks, and do free motion quilting. This is my 2nd Ipod, the first died; I couldn't believe how much I missed it!

Maggiem

I love listening to audiobooks on my Ipod - not just while sewing, but while scrubbing floors or doing really boring chores and housework. I love to read and until I discovered audio books, tended to read rather than iron or scrub! Now both get done!

I made a case for my Ipod, with a secure fastening and clip so that it wouldn't end up falling in dishwater by accident!

lindagor

I get free audiobook downloads from my local library. I'm also a member of Audible.com. I'd be lost without my audio books!If I'm doing something at my machine that doesn't require reading instructions I can breeze through both the books and my sewing. If I were buying a new Ipod I'd get the biggest I could afford.

quiltwiz

My husband listens to audiobooks via his ipod while he works in our dental lab. I love my ipod, but cannot listen successfully while I am at the machine. I lose my train of thought. But, I can and do enjoy listening to audiobooks while hand quilting...so relaxing...and feel good about multi-tasking.

kellen46

[quote=Edie]I am thinking about getting an iPod and putting in audio-books so I can sit at my machine and listen and sew. (I have found that with the CD player, the machine takes over the sound and I can't hear the story- this way I would have ear-buds and have the story close to me..

I have an inexpensive sansa that cost me less than $30. I can put about three books at a time on it which is just fine. I really don't need to keep the audio books forever. I listen while I quilt and it keeps me humming. I get download books from the library but also from www.booksshouldbefree.com
which has out of public domain or Classics. I love the old adventure stories like Kidnapped or the old science fiction stuff. There is lots of free stuff out there that is fascinating to listen to. For stuff I want to listen too over and over I have Cd's but I listen with headphones so the machine does not interfere. My all time faves are Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillian. Well worth the purchase price.