January 18, 2008
NetLibrary To Offer Blackstone eAudiobooks via Subscription Pricing
Blackstone eAudiobooks will soon be available through a subscription program as well as through the current purchase model, helping libraries budget and plan their purchases based on their patrons needs. Libraries may start using the new subscription model after March 3.
Through an expanded partnership with Blackstone Audio, the third largest producer of unabridged audiobooks in the United States, NetLibrary will offer libraries an extensive collection of 1,800 e-audiobook titles available on a subscription basis. Approximately 15 to 25 new titles will be added to the collection each month at no additional cost.
The Blackstone collection offers a variety of best-selling and award-winning titles that library patrons are looking for. Key subject areas include fiction and literature, biography, business, religion, philosophy, science fiction, nonfiction, mystery and suspense. The collection includes popular titles such as Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile, and I Am Legend by Richard Matheson.
The subscription is delivered under a simultaneous, multi-user access model and will seamlessly integrate with a library's existing NetLibrary e-book and e-audiobook holdings. Any number of patrons can access the same e-audiobook title at the same time through the Internet. Users will have the ability to check out and download up to 10 titles at one time for a period of 21 days.
More information on NetLibrary eAudiobooks can be found on the NetLibrary Web site. Please direct subscription or pricing questions to BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org).
