Thing #22 Downloading an Audiobook

Downloading an audiobook proved to be a lot easier than I had previously thought; although this may be due to my increased confidence in dealing with technology! I must make a confession here and say that I was completely unfamiliar with the emedia catalog of the CCLS. The introduction to emedia was very helpful and easy to follow. I ran into a small glitch when trying to install the required softwear; it seemed that I needed to upgrade Windows MediaPlayer security, however, this was quickly rectified after following the instructions that appeared on screen.
When browsing the emedia catalog I was a little confused because I could not see how to place an item in my cart. I finally realised that this was because the item I was attempting to check out was already "circulating". A due date does not seem appear in the emedia catalog; we are simply instructed to place a hold on an item that is currently "out".
I really liked the option of listening to a brief excerpt of an item that I may be interested in on the emedia catalog. This helped me to make a selection of an item. I think we probably would all agree that the narrator of a book plays a huge part in maintaining our interest in listening to it. I finally found an interesting book that was available to check out;" Absolute Fear "by Lisa Jackson. Ironically the title of this book could be used to describe my state of mind when first perusing the exercises that I was expected to perform to successfully complete these 23 Things!
I was also surprised to note that this book will take over 14 hours to listen to. I wonder how long it would actually take me to read the paper version? It is not something I have thought about before. At the moment I do not have a device on which I can download an audiobook (something that I hope to obtain soon!) so I think that it is probably unrealistic to believe that I will have the time or inclination to sit in front on my computer for a total of 14 hours listening to this book. Even so, it is fun to know that I now have a book on my computer that I can browse at any time.