Out of the blue: Audible copyright restrictions

[bartveld]

From one day to the next: suddenly all sorts of books on my Audible wishlist show this:

We're sorry. Due to publishing rights restrictions, we are not authorized to sell this item in the country where you live.

WTF!? So until a few days ago there was no problem and now this?
Well, that's the end of my subscription.

[pidgeon92]

Originally Posted by bartveld

Well, that's the end of my subscription.

That's fine, but blame the publishers and their geographical restrictions, not Audible.

[bartveld]

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

That's fine, but blame the publishers and their geographical restrictions, not Audible.

Well, yes. But I also blame Audible for having these books free of restrictions until a few weeks ago and then changing their status. What happened? Had they forgotten to put in the restrictions?
I was planning on buying a series of books. All were available. Now 3 out of 7 are restricted. How does that work? Why not all? And now I'm stuck with part 1 and unable to complete it.
Audible doesn't answer these questions. When I started to look into audiobooks I found that Downpour had a lot of geographic restrictions, which Audible didn't (seem to) have. So I went for Audible. Now I feel I've been lured by false promises.

And the stupid thing is I'm willing to pay, but this way I'm driven to torrents.

[cybmole]

Try your local public libraries for mp3 audio books via overdrive:
free, legal, reasonable choice, can place holds. What's not to like?
Also You can join free library of Philadelphia from overseas for 50 dollars per year, they have lots of audio books.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by bartveld

Well, yes. But I also blame Audible for having these books free of restrictions until a few weeks ago and then changing their status. What happened? Had they forgotten to put in the restrictions?
I was planning on buying a series of books. All were available. Now 3 out of 7 are restricted. How does that work? Why not all? And now I'm stuck with part 1 and unable to complete it.
Audible doesn't answer these questions. When I started to look into audiobooks I found that Downpour had a lot of geographic restrictions, which Audible didn't (seem to) have. So I went for Audible. Now I feel I've been lured by false promises.

And the stupid thing is I'm willing to pay, but this way I'm driven to torrents.

What probably happened is that the audio rights contract expired. I've had that happen on a few books that I put on my wish list, so it happens in the US as well. My guess is that it will eventually come back once the contract is renewed.

[bartveld]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

What probably happened is that the audio rights contract expired. I've had that happen on a few books that I put on my wish list, so it happens in the US as well. My guess is that it will eventually come back once the contract is renewed.

Fingers crossed.