I think the downloadable audio books are fantastic - particularly for classics - (easy for study). There is definitely a place in libraries for these - as MP3s are the way to go in the future. They won't replace books - they just offer a different option for people - and for smaller branch libraries it is a way to hold classics without having to have the shelf space.
It is absolutely imperative however, that libraries steer clear of the computer-generated ones as they are absolutely hideous - to listen to a computer voice (with an American accent) reading Shakespeare's "A midsummer night's dream" was just apalling...!!
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