Audiobooks - Burlington Public Library

Digital Audiobooks

Listen to popular books, including novels, non-fiction, and how-to books on your computer, or make them portable by transferring them to your MP3 player, BlackBerry, iPod, iPad, and many smartphones. You will need your Burlington Public Library card to 'borrow' these books.

Downloadable audiobooks can be enjoyed at home, at work, or when you travel, but are not for use on computers located in the library. Windows MediaPlayer version 9 or higher is required.

NEW to BPL Download Centre (by OverDrive)

Exciting news for Mac users - we now have a collection of MP3 format downloadable audiobooks These titles are compatible with PCs and Mac computers.

OverDrive Media Console™ for Windows Mobile® is here! - Install OverDrive Media Console for Windows Mobile on devices running Windows Mobile 5 or 6. You will be able to download the application directly to your devices or, if preferred, download OMC WM to your PC and synch it to your device. You can then download titles directly to your Windows Mobile (5 & 6) phones and devices directly or if preferred continue to transfer the titles to your PC and then transfer to your device.

Downloadable Audiobooks

Go to the Download Centre
Click on the Quick Start Guide link for step-by-step instructions on installing and registering free software, borrowing and downloading items.
Download Centre Help
View a list of compatible portable devices

Access netLibrary - from BPL's Internet Databases
netLibrary eAudiobooks Help
View a list of compatible portable devices [PDF]

Online Audiobooks

TumbleBooks™ lets you read over 150 children's e-books – right on your computer.

Choose from story books, life learning books, other languages, and more.
These may be read on your computer, but there is also an audio component to this product.
Choose "auto" mode to hear the story or "manual" mode to read it yourself.
See other books at the same reading level.
Play online games based on the books.
Try Tumble Readables - Large Print chapter books and classic children's books online, perfect for kids who can read on their own!
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