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Originally Posted by PG4003
ApK, thank you for your help, and please excuse my ignorance, but I have an iPhone 3, my son got a new iPhone 4 and I'm using his iPhone 3 that can't make phone calls but does everything else, so isn't it pretty much an iPod??? The WMA Overdrive books at FLP say they are compatible with an iPod, so shouldn't I be able to download them on it?
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Quick answer is yes, you can download protected wma files and have iTunes import them to your iPhone IF the publisher permits. Check the icons at the bottom of the book's box and if the iPod isn't grayed out, it'll work.
What actually happens is the Overdrive software sends the files to iTunes which converts them to a format your iPod/iPhone can play, in this case M4B, which too is a protected file. However, all this is transparent and happens fairly quickly. The books, along with a cover image, will appear in your audiobook folder.
My method is to allow the Overdrive software to download the books, plug in my iPod, start iTunes and then send the books to my iPod via the Overdrive Media Center.