Catalog and Databases Technical Help: Greater Phoenix Digital Library

Transferring a downloadable MP3 audiobook to your iPod or MP3 Player
MP3 audiobooks can be transferred to the iPod, iPhone, and iPod Touch, as well as most MP3 devices. To transfer MP3s to your portable device you must have the OverDrive Media Console Version 3 loaded on your computer. Version 3 is available free at the Greater Phoenix Digital Library. To transfer to your portable device, simply use the Transfer Wizard in the OverDrive Media Console. To complete the transfer, make sure you have successfully downloaded an MP3 audiobook to your PC and have plugged in your iPod or MP3 player. Open the OverDrive Media Console, highlight the item you which to transfer, and click on “Transfer” in the upper left hand corner of the OverDrive Media Console. The Transfer Wizard will then guide you through the steps.

Transferring a downloadable MP3 audiobook to your iPod Shuffle
 Downloadable MP3s can be transferred to your iPod Shuffle, but you must use iTunes to complete the transfer rather than the OverDrive Media Console Transfer Wizard.

Transfering a downloadable MP3 audiobook to your Zune Player
Thank you for your question about downloadable MP3 audiobooks available from the Greater Phoenix Digital Library. Downloadable MP3s can be transferred to your Zune, but you must use the Zune Marketplace to complete the transfer rather than the OverDrive Media Console Transfer Wizard.

Can I download MP3 audiobooks to my Mac?
Unfortunately, this is not possible yet. However, OverDrive is completing a new version of the OverDrive Media Console for the Macintosh computer and hopes to have this available by the end of 2008.

Why aren’t all titles available in MP3 format?
The reason that only a limited number of titles are available in MP3 format is because the format is at the discretion of the publisher. Currently, only a limited number of audiobook publishers have agreed to release items in the downloadable MP3 format. We hope that as this program grows, more publishers will agree to release their materials in the downloadable MP3 format.

Why is there a shorter checkout period for downloadable audiobooks in the Greater Phoenix Digital Library?
In the interest of faster turnaround times and shorter waiting periods for items on holds, the Greater Phoenix Digital Library, a consortium of 10 library systems in Central Arizona, decided to reduce the checkout period for all formats of downloadable audiobooks to 14 days. We hope that this will help you to get your items on hold faster than ever. All other items in the Greater Phoenix Digital Library will continue to have a 21 day checkout period.