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Old 08-31-2014, 04:14 PM   #6
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This is OverDrive's original blog posting from 22 Jan 2014. Even though it's old news, it's still an unresolved issue. Hopefully, they've made major progress.

UPDATED: OverDrive announces plan for audiobooks to be solely available in MP3 format

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At ALA Midwinter Meeting this weekend, OverDrive will be announcing to library partners that over the coming months, we will take steps to discontinue the sale of audiobooks in the WMA format. With the largest collection of audiobooks from leading publishers in MP3 format for schools and libraries, OverDrive will soon make this the only file format offered for OverDrive digital audiobooks.
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We will soon be communicating the discontinuance of WMA sales, and then at a future date, we will announce when MP3 files will be the only supported format through OverDrive platforms. For libraries and schools that currently have WMA audiobook files in their collection, we will be working with the publishers of those titles to gain permissions to update your inventory to MP3. In the event that some titles are unavailable, an alternate solution will be offered to make up for the lost titles. Be on the lookout for announcements on our blog and from your Collection Development Specialist for a timeline of this process.
Here's the thread we were discussing this issue in:
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