DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO BOOKS

Uniondale Library patrons may now access audiobooks, more than 1,500 titles, fiction and non-fiction, from their home computers via the internet and download the books to their computers and to a portable listening device or Windows Media Player.

First Time Users - Click Here

For NetLibrary Account Holders - Click Here

Instructions for Downloading NetLibrary Audio Books  

  • Go to Recorded Books/NetLibrary Web site
  • Enter your username and password.
  • Search for a title.
  • Once you have located the audio book that you wish to download just click on show details.
  • Click Download this audio book.
  • Click Checkout & Download CD Quality.
  • If an information bar appears, click OK and then click download manually.
  • When the file download dialog box appears click save.
  • The best place to save the file is on the desktop where you can find it once it has finished downloading.
  • The file will begin transferring to your computer.
  • As the file is being copied the estimated time left may increase rather than decrease, but the time for downloading will eventually start to decline.
  • Once the download has completed, you will see it on your desktop. Double-click to open the audio book and acquire the license.
  • Enjoy listening from your PC or follow steps below to transfer to a device.

Windows Media Player Instructions

  • Connect one end of your USB cable to your computer and the other end to your MP3 player.
  • Double click on the audio book file on your desktop. The file will open up in Windows Media Player. You must have version 9 or higher installed on your computer.
  • The audio book will begin playing. Click the pause button.
  • Right click on the title in the Now Playing list screen.
  • Click Add to >Sync list.
  • Click on Sync tab on top of screen (you will be on the now playing or library tab)
  • Verify the book you wish to transfer is in the left pane, and your device is recognized at the top of the right pane.
  • Click the green Start Sync button which is located at the bottom of the screen on the right side or top left depending on version of Windows Media Player.
  • The Windows Media Player screen will say copying and you will notice the % increasing. (synchronizing, 10%, etc.)
  • The screen will say synchronizing completed when the book has been transferred to your MP3 player.
  • You may now unplug your player and begin to listen to your audio book.