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SuffolkWave Downloadable Audio BooksSuffolkWave provides 24/7 access to an online digital collection of audiobooks, videos and music. A cooperative project of the public libraries in Suffolk County, SuffolkWave offers best selling fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, music, movies and how-to videos. Browse hundreds of great titles to play on your computer, transfer to a portable device (your own, or one borrowed from the library), or burn to CD. Suffolk Wave is available 24/7 from the comfort of home or from anywhere by using your library card. Titles are automatically returned at the end of the lending period so there is never a late fee. (The player must be returned.) Frequently Asked Questions Will SuffolkWave titles play on my MP3 player? SuffolkWave titles will play on almost any portable digital audio device (also known as MP3 players), except Apple iPods. You cannot use iPods because they do not support Microsoft Digital Rights Management, which is required to play SuffolkWave titles. Virtually any other brand will work. A list of compatible players can be found at Overdrive.com.  What if I don't own an MP3 Player? If you do not have your own portable digital audio player, you can borrow one from the library (like the one pictured at right). There is no fee for borrowing the player, but you must provide your own headphones. If you do not own headphones, you may buy an inexpensive pair from the library. You can also listen to downloaded audio books on your computer through its speakers or using headphones. What if I own an iPod? Can I burn SuffolkWave audio books to a CD? Many SuffolkWave titles, but not all, may be copied (burned) to a CD-ROM, if you have a CD-Writer in your computer. Information on whether a title can be burned to a CD-Rom can be found under the heading "Digital Rights Information" in the catalog. Do I need special software to use SuffolkWave? The first time you use SuffolkWave, you will be required to download a small free software program -- the Overdrive Media Console -- to your computer. Instructions for downloading are available at the SuffolkWave website, http://suffolkwave.org. You must also have a recent version (Ver. 9 or higher) of the free Microsoft Media Player installed on your computer. After downloading the Overdrive Media Console, you will need to update your copy of Microsoft Media Player. This can be done from within the Overdrive Media Console. Do I have to use a particular computer to download audio books? You may access SuffolkWave and download materials from any computer connected to the Internet, but you must have the rights to install the free media console on that computer. However, it is not possible to download materials from SuffolkWave onto the library's public access computers. How many books can I check out at one time? You may have a maximum of 5 titles checked out from the Digital Library. How long may I keep a book out? Downloaded titles are checked out for 7 days and are automatically returned to the library. You may renew the book by checking it out again, if it has not been reserved by another patron. Is more help available? If you need help with using SuffolkWave, a Guided Tour of SuffolkWave is available at the SuffolkWave site, or you can start the tour now by clicking here. How do I get started? To get started with SuffolkWave click on the image below. 
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