Overboard Audiobooks on Sony

rmm200 · 02-24-2010, 02:37 PM

Our library does not support EBooks through Overboard, but they do have audio-books for checkout and download.

Fine says I - my PRS-600 supports audio - MP3 and AAC - lets give it a try.

Overboard refuses to transfer an audio-book, which is in WMA Audiobook format - to the PRS600. It says the device does not support the format.

Has anyone had any luck converting a DRM protected WMA Audiobook to something the Sony can play?

We won't get into the issues of listening to an audio-book on the device while reading a different EBook...

Thanks!

Robert

SimonSays · 02-24-2010, 04:30 PM

I haven't been able to find anything via google search :/

It is really annoying, to me at least, that a lot of the libraries that have ebooks on loan offer them mainly in the format of MP3 or WMA audiobook instead of them mainly being in epub, PDF, ect format. I mean, BOOK is not sound IMHO.

SCION · 02-24-2010, 04:54 PM

I'm with you on that. The library I presently use has more audiobooks (outdated WMA) than ebooks. There have been many, many times where I thought I found something of interest only to look closely and see it's only available on audio.

dmapr · 02-24-2010, 05:54 PM

Sony readers do not support DRM-ed audio, so you would have to strip the DRM from WMA before converting.

phansen1218 · 02-25-2010, 08:43 AM

I have had success in downloading these audio books to my mp3 player. Works really great. They go walking with me every day.

One thing I did find: I was going to buy a really large Ipod. They do NOT support the audio books format that Overboard uses. Hummmmmm I even looked to see if it was hack-able (is that a word) The bottom line, I bought another brand, not as big but also a lot less expensive.

DixieGal · 02-25-2010, 09:08 AM

Are you all talking about Overdrive? If so, then yes, iPod works perfectly with those audiobooks.

02-24-2010, 02:37 PM	#1
rmm200 Groupie Posts: 195 Karma: 414 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bend, OR Device: Sony PRS-600	Overboard Audiobooks on Sony Our library does not support EBooks through Overboard, but they do have audio-books for checkout and download. Fine says I - my PRS-600 supports audio - MP3 and AAC - lets give it a try. Overboard refuses to transfer an audio-book, which is in WMA Audiobook format - to the PRS600. It says the device does not support the format. Has anyone had any luck converting a DRM protected WMA Audiobook to something the Sony can play? We won't get into the issues of listening to an audio-book on the device while reading a different EBook... Thanks! Robert

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02-24-2010, 04:30 PM	#2
SimonSays No wire hangers, ever! Posts: 183 Karma: 540 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: O-hi-o Device: Sony PRS-300	I haven't been able to find anything via google search :/ It is really annoying, to me at least, that a lot of the libraries that have ebooks on loan offer them mainly in the format of MP3 or WMA audiobook instead of them mainly being in epub, PDF, ect format. I mean, BOOK is not sound IMHO.

02-24-2010, 04:54 PM	#3
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I'm with you on that. The library I presently use has more audiobooks (outdated WMA) than ebooks. There have been many, many times where I thought I found something of interest only to look closely and see it's only available on audio.

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dmapr Evangelist Posts: 469 Karma: 600816 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura One	Sony readers do not support DRM-ed audio, so you would have to strip the DRM from WMA before converting.

02-25-2010, 08:43 AM	#5
phansen1218 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	I have had success in downloading these audio books to my mp3 player. Works really great. They go walking with me every day. One thing I did find: I was going to buy a really large Ipod. They do NOT support the audio books format that Overboard uses. Hummmmmm I even looked to see if it was hack-able (is that a word) The bottom line, I bought another brand, not as big but also a lot less expensive.

02-25-2010, 09:08 AM	#6
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Are you all talking about Overdrive? If so, then yes, iPod works perfectly with those audiobooks.

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