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Old 09-01-2014, 07:59 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx View Post
My Library has got the 2005, 2008, version of The End of the Affair (Graham Greene) narrated by Michael Kitchen, and the format is 'sound media player'. Which is described as a 'Playaway digital audio book'. What is that?

Here's the link to what is possibly a photo of a Playaway device.

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Anyone used this device before? It appears that the audio file is preloaded, and I guess therefore inaccessible.
Some of my libraries have/had them, but I've never used them. It's an older technology being phased out now that digital downloads are here. Essentially, it's an MP3 player loaded with one or more audiobooks. You physically check them out from the library like you would a paper book. The library supplies the battery and you supply the headphones.
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