BBC Audiobooks America now available for download through OCLC's NetLibrary

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 11 May 2009—BBC Audiobooks America, publisher and distributor of unabridged audiobooks and radio dramatizations, is making its collection available in the United States as downloadable eAudiobooks through NetLibrary, OCLC's platform for eBooks and eAudiobooks for libraries.

BBC Audiobooks America is a leading publisher of distinctive single-voiced and full-cast dramatized audiobooks in the United States and Canada. It is a branch of the globally-renowned British Broadcasting Corporation, one of the world's premier news and entertainment media companies. BBC Audiobooks America's catalogue includes current New York Times bestsellers, popular titles like Slumdog Millionaire and classics such as Roots.  BBC Audiobooks America is the exclusive audio publisher of Agatha Christie's work in North America. More information about BBC Audiobooks America can be found at www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com/Library/.

"OCLC is delighted to offer the BBC Audiobooks America collection to libraries in the United States," said Suzanne Kemperman, Director, OCLC Publisher Relations. "Library patrons will be impressed by the quality and breadth of the collection, from classic literature and history, to the modern novel and self-help eAudiobooks—all available for download anytime from the Web."

eAudiobooks from NetLibrary are digital versions of audiobooks. Library patrons can easily search for, check out and download eAudiobooks from the new NetLibrary Media Center to a computer. These eAudiobooks can also be transferred to a wide range of portable devices. Check the OCLC Web site for system specifications.

NetLibrary offers an expanding selection of more than 12,500 downloadable eAudiobooks in both unabridged and abridged formats. The latest bestsellers in fiction and non-fiction, book club favorites, timeless classics and award-winning literature are delivered via the internet in an easily accessible format.

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OCLC NetLibrary provides content and technical delivery solutions to institutional libraries, corporations and government agencies that facilitate the purchase, management and distribution of research, reference, digital learning and general interest content via Web-based technologies.  NetLibrary’s eContent solution is the most broadly adopted in the market, making more than 195,000 eBooks, 6,300 eJournals, 12,500 eAudiobooks, and 83 databases available through more than 17,000 libraries worldwide.  For more information, visit www.oclc.org/netlibrary/.

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