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Connecting with Our Connected Readers

We are proud to announce that the CLEVNET library consortium’s eMedia collection is the first to offer patrons the ability to check out and download titles in the new EPUB format. EPUB is a reflowable XML-based format for eBooks and other digital publications developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum (www.idpf.org) and adopted by leading publishers and technology firms as the industry standard for eBooks. EPUB titles can be read on your PC or Mac with the free Adobe® Digital Editions software, and can be transferred to a Sony® Reader for reading on the go.

Our eMedia collection also offers thousands of audiobooks, eBooks, music, and video titles in various formats that can be checked out and downloaded right to your home computer. They can then be transferred to supported devices like MP3 Players, iPods, Smartphone and PDA’s. You can even burn some titles to CD. Titles range from New York Times Best Sellers, such as Marley & Me and The Last Lecture to classics such as Pride and Prejudice and 1984.

Titles may come one or several different formats. The collection is easy to navigate and each title has a helpful key that indicates what device(s) will play the title.  For your additional reference, here is a quick chart:

Devices	Format
	Audiobooks		eBooks			Music	Video
	MP3 Audiobooks	WMA Audiobooks	PDF	Mobipocket	EPUB	WMA Music	WMA Videos
PC
Mac
MP3 Players Supporting DRM Protected WMA Files (recommended players)
Any MP3 Player
iPods
Sony Reader

Some titles can also be transferred to supported PDA’s and Smartphones depending on what software you are running. For example, if you have a Smartphone running on Window’s Mobile, you can listen to WMA and MP3 audio titles. If you also install the free Mobipocket® and Adobe® Readers you can then read Mobipocket and PDF eBooks.

You can check out up to 20 eMedia titles at any given time and can even place holds on titles that are checked out. There are plenty of help pages located on the eMedia site which will walk you through the entire process. Patrons are also welcome to email the eMedia support team at cdc@cpl.org with any additional questions.