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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We are a small rural public library, and currently use a leasing service for our audiobooks. We are looking for ways to reduce that cost. We swap out a set number of items each quarter, for what seems to us like a high annual fee. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wondering what others are doing – do you purchase your audiobooks outright and if so what vendor would you recommend?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you lease, what service do you use?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold"'>Bethany Romanowski<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Richfield Township Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>1410 N. St. Helen Rd., P.O. Box 402<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>St. Helen, MI 48656<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Ph 989-389-7630<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Fax 989-389-4956<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>