Upgrade available for Overdrive Media Console used for downloadable audiobooks service

We've just received word from our downloadable audiobooks vendor, Overdrive, that an upgraded version of their media console is now available for download. You can get it here. The new software upgrade includes the long-awaited CD burner wizard, explained here in Overdrive's press release:

"In response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback we received from our Transfer Wizard, we have added a Burn to CD Wizard. With OMC v3.0, patrons no longer need to launch Windows Media Player to burn to CD. Instead, in just a few clicks, patrons can burn WMA audio titles through OMC. Clicking the Burn button launches the Burn Wizard, which guides the user through this simple and straightforward burn process. For your audiobook users who burn titles to CD, they will be excited to learn that the new Burn Wizard splits OverDrives Audiobook parts into tracks (based on the existing MediaMarkers), allowing users to more easily navigate content they have burned to CD."

Audiobooks on your MP3 player...

Christmas is just around the corner. Among the gifts that you might receive for the holiday will be an MP3 player, or a gift card to buy one. If you're looking for a free resource for downloading content to it, that is, besides music, we've got the answer: downloadable audiobooks. From here, you can download some of your favorite titles and listen to them while you're trying to live up to your New Year's resolutions, which might include exercising! New titles are being added every week, so check it out!