Free Audiobook and eBook Downloads

For Berkeley Heights Residents

eBooks

Go to ListenNJ.com or click the icon below.



eBooks are only compatible with Sony Readers and the Barnes and Noble Nook. For a complete list of supported devices, click here.
For instructions on getting started with downloading eBooks, click here.

Audiobooks

Click on the icon of the downloadable audiobook service you wish to use:

          

Need more information? Check out these links:

MP3 players supported by NetLibrary

Instructions for using NetLibrary
MP3 players supported by ListenNJ

Instructions for using ListenNJ

What's the Difference between NetLibrary and ListenNJ?

Both NetLibrary and ListenNJ support iPods, iPhones and devices that play DRM-protected Windows Media Audio files (Creative Zen, Sony Walkman, etc.).  

If you have a Mac, you can only use ListenNJ.

If you have a PC, check NetLibrary for the book you would like first (since its titles are always available).  If it's not available there, then check ListenNJ (which has just as many audiobooks, but you may have to wait your turn to download them).   

You can check out more audiobooks with NetLibrary (10 at a time versus 5) than with ListenNJ and keep them longer (21 days vs. 10 days). 

ListenNJ allows some audiobooks to be burned to CD. NetLibrary does not.

Getting Started with NetLibrary
For a more detailed version of the instructions, stop by the Reference Desk.

1. NetLibrary only works on a PC. If you have a Mac, scroll down for instructions on using ListenNJ.
2. Make sure your screen resolution is set to 1024x768 or higher. (Right click on desktop, then click on Properties, then Settings.)
3. Click on the NetLibrary logo at the top of this web page.
4. Login with your library barcode and PIN, then click on the NetLibrary logo.
5. Click Create a free account (top right corner) and choose a username and password.
6. Scroll down and click on the New NetLibrary Media Center Easier, Faster Audiobook Downloads banner
7. Download NetLibrary Media Center and install it.  If it installs Windows updates first, repeat this step after the Windows updates are done.
8. NetLibrary Media Center will launch itself. Login with your NetLibrary username and password. Click Remember Me.
9. If you have an iPod, after you click Search or Browse, change All to MP3.
10. Click on the title you would like. Plug in your MP3 player and click Transfer to Portable Device.
11.  If you have a WMA device and you get an error when you try to transfer a WMA audiobook to your device, this means your device does not support digital rights management (probably because it's old).  You can go to the device manufacturer's web site and download a firmware update for your device, if one is available, and then try again.  Even if this does not work, you can still download MP3 audiobooks from NetLibrary.
12. The next time you want to download an audiobook, open up the NetLibrary Media Console using the icon on your desktop.

NetLibrary Checkout Policy
You can have a maximum of 10 titles checked out at one time.
Audiobooks check out for 21 days. You cannot return a book early. If you download an audiobook in the MP3 file format, it will remain playable for as long as you leave it on your player. If you download a WMA audiobook, the audiobook will remain on your player forever, but won't play after the 21 days are up.

Getting Started with ListenNJ
For a more detailed version of the instructions, please stop by the Reference Desk.

1. Go to www.listennj.com .
2. On the right side of the page click Overdrive Media Console.
3. Download iTunes (required only for iPods) or Windows Media Center (required only for PCs) from this page if you need it, then select Mac, Windows or Windows Mobile and click the Overdrive Media Console button. Click Run and follow the prompts to install the Overdrive Media Console.
4. iPod owners, open up iTunes, plug in your iPod and click on your iPod (it is listed under Devices). Under the Summary tab, make sure Manually Manage Music is checked.  If not, make sure you click the Apply button at the bottom of the page after you check the box.
5. Go back to listennj.com and search for a book. If you have a Mac or a 1st or 2nd generation iPod Shuffle, click MP3 Audiobooks for Windows and Mac users to find a complete list of audiobooks that will work with your player.
7. If the book you would like is checked out right now, click Join Waiting List. You will be emailed when it is your turn. Then you will need to go to listennj.com and click on Digital Media Account. Log in and click My Cart.
8. If the book is available, click Add to Cart and then check it out.
9. Click on the cover of the book to download it.
10. Open up the Overdrive Media Console.
11. Plug in your portable device and then, in the Over Media Console window, click Transfer.
12.You can also use the Overdrive Media Console to play the book on your computer, or burn it to CD (when possible).
13. The next time you want to download an audiobook, go directly to www.listennj.com. You won't need to download the Media Console anymore.

ListenNJ Checkout Policy
You may have a maximum of 5 titles checked out at one time.
Audiobooks check out for 10 days. You can't return a book early.

Getting Started with eBooks

1.  Open your web browser and go to www.listenNJ.com
2.  Click on Adobe Digital Editions (under Software Downloads in the column on the right side of the page).
3.  Click the Get Adobe Digital Editions button.
4.  Click Download now.  Click the Launch button.
5.  Click Next, then Install.  Click Close when it is finished downloading.
6. Next, activate Adobe Digital Editions using an Adobe ID:
   1. Open Adobe Digital Editions. The 'Setup Assistant' dialog box is displayed.
   2. Click 'Continue'. The 'Authorize Computer' screen is displayed.
   3. Click 'get an Adobe ID online' and follow the instructions to sign up for an Adobe ID.
   4. Go back to the Adobe Digital Editions window and enter your Adobe ID login and password. Click 'Activate'. 
   5. Click 'Finish' to close the 'Setup Assistant' dialog box.
7. Go to ListenNJ.com and click View all eBooks in the right hand column under Browse Collections.  (Or you can use the search box to search for a particular eBook).
8. Once you have found an eBook that you want, in the gray box underneath the book’s   description, click Add to cart (or Join waiting list, if the  book is currently checked out already.)
9. Click Proceed to Checkout.
10. Select Berkeley Heights Public Library and type in the barcode number on the back of your library card without any spaces. Click Login.
11. Select your lending period (7 or 10 days) and click Confirm Checkout.
12. Click Download under the picture of the book’s cover.
13. Click Open on the next screen that comes up.
14. Next, activate your eBook device using your Adobe ID:
   1. Connect the eBook device to your computer.
   2. Open Adobe Digital Editions.  Adobe Digital Editions launches and detects the eBook   
       device. The ‘Device eBook device. The 'Device Setup Assistant' dialog box is displayed.
   3. Click 'Authorize Device'.
15.  Next, transfer the eBook to your eBook device using Adobe Digital Editions.
   1. Connect your eBook device to your computer.
   2. In the Adobe Digital Editions window, click on the Adobe eBook you want to transfer.
   3. Drag the Adobe eBook to the eBook device icon in the left pane of Adobe Digital Editions.
      The 'Copy Documents' dialog box is displayed and the title is transferred. When transfer is    
      complete the 'Copy Documents' dialog box closes. You can now disconnect the eBook device.

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