[KentE]

I picked up some of the Sync audiobook titles (MP3 format, no DRM) for my goddaughter. She has a school-issued MacBook Air (current model), and I'm trying to figure out if there's a way for her to listen to those audiobooks. She can ONLY download/install programs from the Apple App Store (or whatever they call it for MacBooks). I don't have an Apple anything, and haven't found any way to browse the store without one. Does anyone have experience with a program that might work for this?
I think I understand that it's 'possible' to do this through iTunes, by converting file types,, and playing back through iTunes. I've read thru the process for some version of OSX, and it sounded difficult. I think I've also heard that iTunes is not a particularly friendly audiobook player (for files acquired elsewhere, at least. At least some of what I read indicated that tags might need to be changed or built-- I've done this before a few times for Sandisk players, but I'd prefer a solution that avoids that necessity since I don't have any way to test the results before handing off the files. (I think the Sync files have good MP3 tags, but I've read that iTunes may not keep them when converting file types....)
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I asked her parents last year about giving her a Sandisk Clip Zip, or a un-activated android phone set up as a player, but they weren't that excited about either of those options.

KentE