ACQNET: RE - Books on Tape - Classic titles

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:30:29 -0500
From:  William F. Degenhard (St. Cloud State U.) 
<wfdegenhard_at_stcloudstate.edu>
Subject:  RE - Books on Tape - Classic titles

In the past, I was the person who reunited the replacement CD or 
cassette from various vendors
with the audiobook.  Over time, the hours it takes for this can be 
extensive and those CDs and
cassettes are always getting scratched or damaged.  <>

I do have a suggestion for you.  Our library doesn't have the money for 
this right now
(and unfortunately we don't have the desire), but here is something to 
keep in mind for the
long-term future. <> 

NetLibrary's new audiobook offerings.  I saw a list a month or two back 
and there were a good
number of classics on the list. <> 

Here are two links to read for more information: <> 

http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb041101-1.shtml <>

AND <> 

http://www.oclc.org/services/brochures/netlibraryaudiobooks.pdf <> 

Sincerely, <> 
Bill Degenhard
Librarian <> 
St. Cloud State University 

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Subject: ACQNET: Books on Tape - Classic titles

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:49:56 -0500
From: Steve McGuirl (NY Society Library) <acquisitions_at_nysoclib.org> 
<mailto:acquisitions_at_nysoclib.org>
Subject:  Books on Tape - Classic titles

<>Hello- 

Has anyone else out there run into the following problem?: When Books On 
Tape was purchased
by Random House, most of the classic titles went, predictably enough, 
immediately out of print.
Now, we were just told, it is impossible to even obtain replacement
cassettes for these sets! So, now if a cassette gets mangled or lost, 
the whole set must be discarded?

Sets by authors like Trollope and Dickens are extremely popular with our 
members and some are
12-18 cassettes, thus very expensive. I have 5 or 6 sets in my office 
requiring cassette replacements.
Needless to say, I'd rather not purchase the same title from a different 
publisher (with a different reader)
if it can be avoided by just replacing the cassette. I know Amazon may 
have a few of these sets
lying around, and they could be purchased as a 'back up', but what if 
the same tape breaks or gets
lost again? Then, we have two useless sets laying around.  

Any suggestions would be most appreciated. 

Thank you,

Steven McGuirl
New York Society Library
Head of Acquisitions
53 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10021

 

 




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