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snipenekkid · 03-26-2009, 03:09 AM

If we have to live with DRM why not adopt a system exactly like Audible? It works great, I can register all the devices I want and have my books on any or all of them.

As I understand it, the device makers simply pay Audible a licensing fee to allow content on a given device.

I wonder if one of the reasons Amazon acquired Audible is for their distribution model and their encryption technology. I know Goldwave 5.0 was able to unlock Audible files but once that was gone there haven't been any real problems.

I know the other reason for acquiring Audible was of course their existing catalog of audiobooks and agreements with publishers.

03-26-2009, 03:09 AM	#8
snipenekkid Banned Posts: 760 Karma: 51034 Join Date: Feb 2009	If we have to live with DRM why not adopt a system exactly like Audible? It works great, I can register all the devices I want and have my books on any or all of them. As I understand it, the device makers simply pay Audible a licensing fee to allow content on a given device. I wonder if one of the reasons Amazon acquired Audible is for their distribution model and their encryption technology. I know Goldwave 5.0 was able to unlock Audible files but once that was gone there haven't been any real problems. I know the other reason for acquiring Audible was of course their existing catalog of audiobooks and agreements with publishers.