Using The Overdrive App To Listen To Library Books For Free
Two years ago, I finally embraced new technology, upgraded myself to a smart phone, and discovered a world of entertainment and conveniences that I can't get on an old style cell phone.
found that the public libraries are doing the same. I discovered that I can borrow books on CD, download ebooks on kindle, use the Overdrive Media Console software to download audio books to my ipod, ipad, or cell phone, so that I can listen to books read to me while I drive, work out, or lie in bed before I sleep. It's opened up an entire new experience of books for me. Normally, with my very chopped up daily schedule, if a book does not engross me, or has difficult language, I give up.
Further, as I age, my eye sight has been failing me, with reading at night more difficult, and I have to find the right pair of reading glasses to wear in order to read comfortably. However, with audio books I found new ways and more time to explore books. I also find that I will listen to much different topics than what I normally read. I started to listen to classics that I always thought I wanted to read but didn't get around to: I listened to The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, The Pocket Atheist by Christopher Hitchens, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I'm in queue waiting for "The Life of Pi" to be downloadable on audio because I couldn't read through the book when I borrowed it once.
With all the new technology, I find that I am all of a sudden enjoying books again. I might even tackle eastern philosophy, world history, or pick up a new language! I'm itching to travel again and visit some of the places I read or hear in books. Books have suddenly broadened my horizons, and it's a good thing.
found that the public libraries are doing the same. I discovered that I can borrow books on CD, download ebooks on kindle, use the Overdrive Media Console software to download audio books to my ipod, ipad, or cell phone, so that I can listen to books read to me while I drive, work out, or lie in bed before I sleep. It's opened up an entire new experience of books for me. Normally, with my very chopped up daily schedule, if a book does not engross me, or has difficult language, I give up.
Further, as I age, my eye sight has been failing me, with reading at night more difficult, and I have to find the right pair of reading glasses to wear in order to read comfortably. However, with audio books I found new ways and more time to explore books. I also find that I will listen to much different topics than what I normally read. I started to listen to classics that I always thought I wanted to read but didn't get around to: I listened to The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, The Pocket Atheist by Christopher Hitchens, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I'm in queue waiting for "The Life of Pi" to be downloadable on audio because I couldn't read through the book when I borrowed it once.
With all the new technology, I find that I am all of a sudden enjoying books again. I might even tackle eastern philosophy, world history, or pick up a new language! I'm itching to travel again and visit some of the places I read or hear in books. Books have suddenly broadened my horizons, and it's a good thing.
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