Library audio books from OverDrive: Remove DRM from .WMA or iPod files

[jusval]

Hello all,

I did a couple searches here and didn't find what I need, so now I'm posting.

I want to download audio books from my public library. They have switched to OverDrive and I have downloaded their "console". I have WinXP and WMP 10. I just took off WMP 11 and reverted to 10...... Figured it would be easier to manage with add-on drm removal software.

I need to relieve the drm from the files I get. I have found that most of the stuff from OverDrive comes as a "direct to PC, WMA, or ipod file. A few let you burn to CD, but hardly any. I don't want to have the time/use limitation on these. I think it's ridiculous. Heck, I can't read a novel in a couple days, why would I be able to listen to it in a couple days?

Anyhow I need to know if any of you have specifically worked with the OverDrive downloads. I have only read that OverDrive audio files have a special file extension? or special encoding? to combat piracy. I have not downloaded any, because I have to specify how I want to download it and I don't want to download the wrong format and not be able to do it again.

My player is a SanDisk Sansa e260. I am waiting on it's arrival. I want to be able to just have files on my PC and put them over to the e260 as I want, instead of having to put them directly on the e260 as OverDrive wants.

Anyone having information on this particular process or experience with it would be great! I did find one place so far, that states their software will rip the drm off OverDrive files specifically, (DRMbuster). They are $50 and I am poor...

EDIT: Also I can download from Netlibrary thru our library. Those files are All WMA drm protected files, from what I am told.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!
Justin