Ingram Digital downloadable audio books

Ingram Digital downloadable audio books

The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce its statewide downloadable audio books service, made possible by a one-year PEGPETIA grant from the Department of Public Utilities. The service includes over 1300 digital audio book titles from Ingram Digital Group, many of which will play on iPods.

You will need your library barcode number to check out or place holds on titles. To get started:

1. Point your web browser to iCONNπs digital audio books page at http://connstatelib.myilibraryaudio.com

Fig. 1. iCONN digital audio books home page.

2. Search for and select an available audio book.

Fig. 2. iCONN digital audio book title selected.

3. Login using your Connecticut public library card bar code number.

Fig. 3. Login with your public library card bar code number.

4. Add the audio book you selected to your Bookshelf.

Fig. 4. Add the title to your bookshelf.

There are several options available to you for the title now in your Bookshelf: You can leave it on the shelf, return it by clicking the Return Now button, or download it to your Mac or PC.

Fig. 5. Your bookshelf with the new title added.

Figure 6 below shows your Bookshelf after you return the title.

Fig. 6. Your bookshelf with the title returned.

Figure 7 below shows your Bookshelf with a title on it, ready for download to your computer.

Fig. 7. Your bookshelf with the title on it, ready for download.

8. Clicking on the Download Now button takes you to the screen in Figure 8 below.

Fig. 8. The download page.

9. When you click on the ≥Click her to get your title≤ button you will be prompted to install the Ingram Media Manager (IMM) plugin, if you do not have it installed on your computer. Simply follow the prompts to download and install IMM. Once installed, IMM will be available to make your title download possible (see Figure 9 below).

Fig. 9. Prompt to launch Ingram Media Manager (must be installed on your Mac or PC prior to download).

10. IMM will download the title to your computer. You can select which parts of the title to download by clicking in checkboxes beside each part. After the first part has completed downloading, IMM will begin to play back that part on your computer as the download continues with other parts of the title.

Fig. 10. Title is downloading to your machine by Ingram Media Manager.

11. When the download to your computer has finished, you will see a window that will ask if you want to transfer the title to your handheld device.

Fig. 11. Prompt to transfer title to your device (iPod or mp3 player).

12. Connect your handheld device to your computer and turn it on. Then select the type of device you have from the IMM prompt (Figure 12 below).

Fig. 12. Select device type. Connect device to your computer before you select an icon from this screen.

13. IMM will display a window that tells you that your device is detected, the amount of available space on your device, and whether or not title will fit in available space on the device.

Fig. 13. Device is detected and information about it.