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Licensor grants to you a non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, limited license to the OverDrive Media Console for Windows Mobile and OverDrive Media Explorer for Windows Mobile("Software") in machine-readable code for evaluation and testing purposes only. The Software is licensed as a single product. Its component parts may not be separated for independent use. You may not remove any proprietary notices or labels on or in the Software. You may not sell, transfer, rent, lease or otherwise sub-license the Software or documentation to any third party under any circumstances. You may not in any way modify the Software. Any modifications to the Software will negate and void the limited warranties expressed herein. You shall not create modifications or adaptations to the Software or documentation in whole or in part including but not limited to translating or creating derivative works; furthermore, you shall not be permitted to disassemble or reverse compile the Software for any reason whatsoever.
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DIGITAL CONTENT: Use of the Software and associated services, along with the digital content (collectively “Content”) grants you a non-exclusive, limited time, non transferable license to use the Content for your personal, non-commercial, entertainment use, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. You may copy, store, transfer and burn the Digital Content only for your personal, non-commercial, entertainment use. For Content downloaded from a library service, at the end of the lending period, your license to the Content terminates, and you may no longer use or access the Content. At the end of the lending period, you are required to delete and/or destroy any and all copies of the Content. In the event OverDrive, the library or other rights holders determines you are violating permitted uses of the Content, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your ability to use or access an OverDrive service or the Content. You shall not use the Software or any other means to download and/or install Content on public Internet terminals and/or computers without prior written permission from OverDrive.
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Important Notice About Copyrighted Materials: The laws of copyright protect the digital content ("Content") that is made available in this software and associated OverDrive services. Copyrights in the Content are held by their respective owners. The Content embodies the intellectual property of a third party and is protected by law. You may use the Content only for your personal, non-commercial use. The Content and any other copyrighted material may not be modified, copied, distributed, shared, displayed, emailed, transmitted, sold or otherwise transferred, conveyed or used, in a manner inconsistent with the Agreement, or rights of the copyright owner. You will not redistribute, transmit, assign, sell, broadcast, rent, share, lend, modify, adapt, edit, sub-license or otherwise transfer the Content. You are not granted any synchronization, public performance, promotional use, commercial sale, resale, reproduction or distribution rights for the Content. For Content downloaded from a library service, at the end of the lending period, your license to the Content terminates, and you may no longer use or access the Content. At the end of the lending period, you are required to delete and/or destroy any and all copies of the Content. In the event OverDrive, the library or other rights holders determines you are violating permitted uses of the Content, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your ability to use or access an OverDrive service or the Content.
Windows System Requirements
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last updated: 19 November 2009
OverDrive Media Console is a free application designed to use the OverDrive titles available for download at many public library and retail websites. Built with the user in mind, OverDrive Media Console makes downloading easy and convenient. It offers a variety of playback and title navigation options including multiple playspeeds, bookmarking, and a 'resume from most recently played point' button. For those who prefer to take their content 'to go,' OverDrive Media Console has built-in Transfer and Burn Wizards, allowing users to transfer OverDrive titles to portable devices and burn to CD in just a few clicks. OverDrive Media Console is an all-in-one solution for enjoying OverDrive titles.
OverDrive titles are often divided into 'Parts' to make downloading quick and easy. Each Part of an OverDrive MP3 Audiobook is no larger than 40MB. This means that you can begin to enjoy a typical title after one Part has finished downloading (approximately 2 minutes on a high speed Internet connection) instead of waiting for an entire book to download (approximately 12 minutes on a high speed Internet connection). If only a given Part is of interest, you can simply download that desired Part.
There is no need to stay at your computer to enjoy OverDrive titles - OverDrive Media Console includes an integrated Transfer Wizard so you can take OverDrive titles with you on-the-go. Simply connect a supported portable device to your computer, and in just a few clicks, the OverDrive Media Console Transfer Wizard sends OverDrive titles to your device for listening anywhere. The Transfer Wizard allows you to decide which Parts to transfer, and notifies you if there is not enough storage space on the device to transfer the selected Parts.
With OverDrive Media Console v3.2.0.3, most OverDrive WMA Audiobooks and many OverDrive WMA Music titles can be transferred to the iPod® and the iPhone™! To ensure quality sound while minimizing file transfer times, Transfer Wizard will prompt you to adjust your iTunes® settings (if desired) before you begin a transfer. If you do adjust your settings, once the transfer is complete, Transfer Wizard displays a recap of your original settings as well as detailed steps on restoring iTunes to its original settings. Additionally, if you're a fan of iTunes and enjoy OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks, you can now specify iTunes and/or your portable device as a destination in the course of completing a file transfer.
OverDrive Media Console offers a built-in Burn Wizard, allowing you to burn audio titles to CD (where permitted by the publisher) in just a few clicks. With OMC v3.2, the Burn Wizard works on all supported operating systems and offers the convenience of completing a 'test burn' before committing any data to disk. Enjoy the convenience of MediaMarker navigation on your CDs; Burn Wizard creates a new track on CD for each MediaMarker in each Part. Select individual Parts to burn to CD, or burn the entire title - the OverDrive Media Console Burn Wizard provides options to suit your needs. You don't need to install additional software; everything you need is incorporated into OverDrive Media Console.
Parts are divided into logical sections, such as chapters for audiobooks. The beginning points of these sections are MediaMarkers™, which are displayed as hyperlinks. When you click on a Part, the MediaMarkers associated with that Part are displayed. Simply click on a MediaMarker to jump directly to, and begin play at, the MediaMarker. OverDrive Media Console also includes the conveniences of skipping back 15 seconds, advancing to the point furthest played, a variety of playspeed options, and bookmarking.
OverDrive Media Console automatically creates and maintains a comprehensive library of downloaded media in a logical folder hierarchy. As you download new titles, OverDrive Media Console adds them to the appropriate folder(s). The organization system is customizable, allowing you to create new folders to suit your needs. Within each folder, titles can be sorted by title, creator, date acquired, expiration date (when applicable), and date last played. If a title expires, OverDrive Media Console prompts you to delete the unusable files from your library, helping you keep downloaded titles organized.
Wondering if your library offers OverDrive Media? Use the OverDrive Digital Media Locator at http://search.overdrive.com to find out. If you would like to buy OverDrive titles, visit http://eBookLocator.com/retail to search for titles available for sale at your favorite online retailer.
OverDrive is a registered trademark of OverDrive, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. iPod, iPod shuffle, iTunes, and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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