How to transfer multi part audio book

syfr · 01-22-2011, 10:40 AM

I have an audio book that is in disk "image" format...in other words, its a series of disks, each in a subdiretory with multiple parts in MP3 ... so a main directory for the book then subdirectories representing "CD"s and multiple files in each subdir with segments of that "cd" .

How do I transfer this to the kindle so that it plays as it should?

John

TheKindleWorm · 01-22-2011, 12:52 PM

Hi John - this could be tricky as the audio player on the Kindle is quite basic so it won't recognise which part to play first or next even. There are a couple of things you could do 1) get some software which will join all the mp3 files together in the right order so you can play it easily on the Kindle OR rename all the files so you can visibly see which one to select next and play on the Kindle.

I assume these are unprotected mp3 files as well.

Hopefully you'll get some other suggestions.

HarryT · 01-22-2011, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm

I assume these are unprotected mp3 files as well.

All MP3 files are unprotected - the MP3 format doesn't support DRM.

You don't need any fancy tools for appending MP3 files - just join the files together and they'll play fine.

Eg, from a command prompt:

copy f1.mp3+f2.mp3+f3.mp4 join.mp3

will join up files "f1.mp3", "f2.mp3" and "f3.mp3" to produce file "join.mp3".

TheKindleWorm · 01-22-2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

All MP3 files are unprotected - the MP3 format doesn't support DRM.

You don't need any fancy tools for appending MP3 files - just join the files together and they'll play fine.

Eg, from a command prompt:

copy f1.mp3+f2.mp3+f3.mp4 join.mp3

will join up files "f1.mp3", "f2.mp3" and "f3.mp3" to produce file "join.mp3".

Sorry, wasn't aware of that. I remembered reading from the Amazon support and will quote it now: "AAC, WAV, MP3 with Digital Rights Management (DRM) and other music file formats are not supported" so I took that to mean that it was possible that MP3 files could have DRM. Probably just how they worded it.

That's a good tip for using the command prompt to joing mp3 files together. Thank you.

Kenneth_irl · 01-22-2011, 09:45 PM

Hi, I also have some audio books in multiple parts in mp3. Many of em' have over 20 parts. I just wished there was anyway to organize the parts into a seperate folder using my computer. It's no fun having to spead 15-20 minutes during it on the Kindle. Is not like I'm getting paid for it, right ?

Also, I agree that player is rather awful. It's as basic as it can be without it falling apart, really. I do hope they'll update it soon.

nimblem · 01-22-2011, 11:17 PM

Google an MP3 file merger, you can then compile all the files into one. I use MP3 Merger and it works fine, very simple to use.

Kenneth_irl · 01-23-2011, 12:02 AM

Okay, MP3 Merger works nicely. Does the job in a secound really; so that is a good solution. But I still really miss being able to select a spot in the playtime, or at the very least being able to fast forward more then 30 secounds at a time. Way too much micromanagement to be practical. Also, if something happens and the Kindle doesn't remember where the playtime stopped you might just be in a world of pain. This has happened to me a couple of times, and it was very time consuming, not to mention frustrating, getting to the right timeline in the track.

If the Kindle has official support for audio books then I think the quality of that support is close to being unaccepteble, really.

Kenneth_irl · 01-23-2011, 02:34 AM

Is it possible to add custom chapters to a mp3 audiobook ? I did a search on google, and I only found one source which seemed to inform that the MP3 format doesn't support this function. Is this correct ?

SeaBookGuy · 01-23-2011, 02:40 AM

With the Kindle, I believe audiobooks themselves are intended to be Audible ones. The mp3 function is intended for background music only (pretty much). If you want to listen to a book, use an mp3 player.

01-22-2011, 10:40 AM	#1
syfr Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle2	How to transfer multi part audio book I have an audio book that is in disk "image" format...in other words, its a series of disks, each in a subdiretory with multiple parts in MP3 ... so a main directory for the book then subdirectories representing "CD"s and multiple files in each subdir with segments of that "cd" . How do I transfer this to the kindle so that it plays as it should? John

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TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Hi John - this could be tricky as the audio player on the Kindle is quite basic so it won't recognise which part to play first or next even. There are a couple of things you could do 1) get some software which will join all the mp3 files together in the right order so you can play it easily on the Kindle OR rename all the files so you can visibly see which one to select next and play on the Kindle. I assume these are unprotected mp3 files as well. Hopefully you'll get some other suggestions.

01-22-2011, 09:45 PM	#5
Kenneth_irl Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 55934 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3 + Paperwhite 7th gen	Hi, I also have some audio books in multiple parts in mp3. Many of em' have over 20 parts. I just wished there was anyway to organize the parts into a seperate folder using my computer. It's no fun having to spead 15-20 minutes during it on the Kindle. Is not like I'm getting paid for it, right ? Also, I agree that player is rather awful. It's as basic as it can be without it falling apart, really. I do hope they'll update it soon.

01-22-2011, 11:17 PM	#6
nimblem Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 7102 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Pocket Pro, Kindle Dx	Google an MP3 file merger, you can then compile all the files into one. I use MP3 Merger and it works fine, very simple to use.

01-23-2011, 12:02 AM	#7
Kenneth_irl Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 55934 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3 + Paperwhite 7th gen	Okay, MP3 Merger works nicely. Does the job in a secound really; so that is a good solution. But I still really miss being able to select a spot in the playtime, or at the very least being able to fast forward more then 30 secounds at a time. Way too much micromanagement to be practical. Also, if something happens and the Kindle doesn't remember where the playtime stopped you might just be in a world of pain. This has happened to me a couple of times, and it was very time consuming, not to mention frustrating, getting to the right timeline in the track. If the Kindle has official support for audio books then I think the quality of that support is close to being unaccepteble, really.

01-23-2011, 02:34 AM	#8
Kenneth_irl Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 55934 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3 + Paperwhite 7th gen	Is it possible to add custom chapters to a mp3 audiobook ? I did a search on google, and I only found one source which seemed to inform that the MP3 format doesn't support this function. Is this correct ?

01-23-2011, 02:40 AM	#9
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	With the Kindle, I believe audiobooks themselves are intended to be Audible ones. The mp3 function is intended for background music only (pretty much). If you want to listen to a book, use an mp3 player.

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