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Ep. #20 -- All Things Audiobooks & OverDrive's Audiobook SYNC Program

Published 10 years, 5 months ago

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Episode Overview:

May 5th marks the start of OverDrive's AudioSYNC program so the OverDrive team is spending this episode talking about all things audiobooks! if you ever visit our Blue Sky Campus and walk around the office you'll see lots of staff members with headphones on -- there's always a good chance that they are listening to an audiobook. It's like being paid to read!

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program designed for teens 13 years of age and over. Each week between May 5th and August 17th, users will be able to download two audiobooks per week and, best part is, after the audiobooks have been downloaded, users get to keep them! Reading in the summer can be challenging with busy schedules and traveling plans, which can lead to a summer slump, but with audiobooks, listeners can maintain their reading habits in a different format. We also feature an interview with Michelle Cobb from AudioFile magazine, OverDrive's partner in the SYNC program.

For more information, visit http://www.audiobooksync.com.

If you have a favorite audiobook, let us know at feedback@overdrive.com

Featured OverDrive Staff:

Jill, Adam, and Sheila

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