Originally Posted by Edie

I am thinking about getting an iPod and putting in audiobooks 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 earbuds and have the story close to me..

I am wondering if any of you have put an audiobook into an iPod and does it work? Also, I can get either a 40, 80 or 160 gb and also how many books would each hold! I have a lot of binding here to do and need help! Thanks very much. Edie

Originally Posted by dharinger

Wow! I never thought of that. My husband has an iPod and listens to podcasts on them. Now I'm wondering if I can use my droid smart phone to do the same thing. I love to read. I love to quilt. Nothing could be better than doing two things that I love at the same time! Has anyone downloaded audio books to their smart phone?

Originally Posted by 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.