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Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy were the most downloaded audio and e-books in July, from more than 11,000 libraries across the world, according to digital content distributor OverDrive.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was the most downloaded audio and e-book through OverDrive-supplied library websites, having been in the charts for 22 and 11 months respectively......

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Amazons promise to complete the purchase of Audible as soon as possible following the completion of its tender offer last week turned out to be a couple of days.....

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www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6542379.html

From the NY Times
www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/business/media/03audiobook.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Publishers Phase Out Piracy Protection on Audio Books

By BRAD STONE
Published: March 3, 2008

Some of the largest book publishers in the world are stripping away the anticopying software on digital downloads of audio books....... Click on the link above for the full article.

Audible Inc. on Monday launched a Web site where families can choose from over 3,500 children's listenable books that can be purchased and downloaded.

www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--audible-kidssite0331mar31,0,6941191.story

Gathering everyone for quality family entertainment can be as important as sitting down to dinner together.

In today's fast-paced world of hundreds of television channels, millions of websites and iPods in every child's backpack, sometimes it seems that entertainment is becoming an experience that each family member enjoys alone.


www.toacorn.com/news/2008/0410/Family/067.html

Building on the popularity of iPods and MP3 players among kids and teens, Audible Inc., recently acquired by Amazon.com Inc., has launched AudibleKids.com as a site offering nearly 4,000 audio book titles from more than 75 publishers.

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Mike Luoma offers his Science Fiction novels as free downloadable MP3s. "Vatican Ambassador".....
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