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Unless it's been changed very recently I've always been able to download my Audible books and there are means of backing them up. DRM on rental units, yes, that is acceptable usage. Funny thing, audio books I get from the public library can be downloaded as .mp3 files and apparently have no DRM, though I do get a reminder to delete when expired. If it's rented or borrowed I don't mind not being able to download/backup as long as I can listen to the book within the allotted time period. That's perfectly reasonable. But if I am buying it, then I want to be certain I can use it whenever and wherever I please. Which is a thing many vendors seem to have forgotten and what they call a "purchase" has become nothing more than a very expensive long-term-if-you're-not-unlucky-and-they-or-it-vanishes rental. :: sigh :: Pirates, on the other hand, have no such woes; it's only the honest customers that need worry about the risk of losing their property. :-(
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