I went to my library's web site to download audio books but found out they don't work on iPods/iTune...

[RamblingRose]

They have a snippy explanation blaming Apple and that I should contact Apple and complain.

From OverDrive.com

Why can't I use my iPod with this service

Our audio titles use Windows Media DRM copyright protection technology from Microsoft Corporation. Unfortunately the iPod does not currently support copyright-protected Windows Media Audio (.wma) and video (.wmv) files. OverDrive, along with hundreds of online music and audio book providers, is hopeful that Apple and Microsoft can reach an agreement that would enable support for Microsoft-based copyright-protected materials on the iPod. To repeat, OverDrive would love nothing more than to provide content for your iPod. We urge you to contact Apple and request that they open the iPod to other copy-protected formats or license their propriety copy-protection method to third-party vendors.


I also have a PC that I hate to use but I want to put the audio books on my iPod and don't know if that is possible with the copyright protection.

Does anyone know a source for free audio books for the iPod?

[MattSh]

1. Try this.

Yeah, like they got that exactly, 100% backwards, me thinks. Try some of these at the link below. Can't say I've tried any of them, and it sounds like the selections might be limited, but it's a start.

http://ipod-zod.blogspot.com/2006/12/6-sources-for-free-audio-books.html

I'm thinking too that there might be a utility program somewhere that might convert these .wma files into MP3 format. Can't say I know of one though.

[RamblingRose]

2. Thanks MattSh! The article has some good sources. I've used Project Gutenberg before and will try

the others.

Yes, it is 100% backwards!