10-27-2015, 03:18 PM | #1 |
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Why I always convert to mp3
So annoyed! I downloaded a new book from Audible this morning, didn't have time to convert it to mp3 right away, but figured that since my Clip Sport can handle Audible files, I'd have no problem listening. Left for an appointment, started the Sport, and discovered, no, I couldn't play the file because my Sport isn't authorized. No time to go back home and try to figure out how to do that, so I ended up losing about four hours of listening time. Grrrrr!
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10-27-2015, 03:46 PM | #2 |
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The wonderful world of DRM.
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10-27-2015, 05:38 PM | #4 |
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I know it's wicked of me, but I try to keep something loaded on all my devices, just in case. The wickedness is because sometimes it means OverDrive books go well past their due date (although I do delete them, of course, once heard). |
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10-28-2015, 12:05 PM | #6 |
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My Sport isn't authorized either, and nothing will play that's put in the Audible folder. They only allow 3 Sandisk devices, which stinks, as I have 6 in the house.
Issybird, I do that, too. Though I try to keep up. |
10-28-2015, 12:34 PM | #7 |
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I try to keep up (and I use the OverDrive app on smaller gadgets, so that helps keep me honest), but some books are really too long to be listened to within a two-week check-out period. That helps alleviate my guilt when I extend that latitude to books I just didn't get to in time.
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10-28-2015, 01:27 PM | #8 | |
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I don't think any of the SanDisk players I own now are authorized with Audible. I guess I must have once know about authorizing a device, but I certainly didn't remember anything about it yesterday. it makes sense for a wi-fi device so one can use Whispersync technology, but otherwise, why? Anyone who wanted to do mass sharing would convert the file to mp3 anyway, not be sharing aa and aax files. Anyway, I've now converted my book to mp3 and am happily listening without Audible on my unauthorized Sport. |
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