Playaway - new audiobook format

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Barb D

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How did I miss that these exist? They just got them at our library. It's basically a mini AAA-battery powered MP3 player, preloaded with an audio book. You plug it into your own headphones or speakers. They had a good variety in the kids section, and even more in the grown-up section.

I want MY book to be on Playway!

http://playaway.com/

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Yeah, my public library has had them for a year or so. I'm still undecided whether I like them or not. For now I much prefer BOTs on CD.
 
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I think it's a great idea for libraries since they don't have to deal with scratched disks, etc., but personally I wouldn't want to start collecting them!
 
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My library also has any number of BOTs that are digital downloads. You can play listen to them on your computer or transfer them to your own MP3 player.
 
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