[NFB-Talk] audible downloading books

[mike at michaelhingson.com]

Bob,

 

First, the app in the Microsoft store is not accessible. I was told this by
Audible and then I tried it myself and found it as inaccessible as Audible
support told me it was. Audible is/has created an "accessible app" called
Audible Sync which is available within Audible. However, when one downloads
and runs it, when asked to login you get stuck in a loop, known by Audible,
and from which you cannot escape without totally closing the program.

 

So, here we have again an example of Amazon/Audible trying to create
"separate but equal" which never works. Why the "developers" did not simply
make one inclusive program for all is beyond me. There is NO excuse for
this.

 

I tried Open Audible earlier this year and found that its ability to convert
to MP3 was not as good as I would like. I may try it again.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Michael Hingson

 

From: rsnelson at optusnet.com.au 
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 7:12 PM
To: mike at michaelhingson.com; 'NFB Talk Mailing List' <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: RE: [NFB-Talk] audible downloading books

 

 

 

This is correct.

 

If you are using Windows, you are supposed to upgrade to Windows 10 and
download from the Microsoft store the audible app to play audible books and
the audiblesync app to download audible books.

 

However, I would strongly recommend that you download an open source program
called "open audible"  and use that as the replacement for the audible
manager.  It is written in Java by a group of enthusiasts and, while it may
take some time to get used to it, it performs all the functions of the
audible manager and a lot more besides.

 

Bob Nelson

 

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Has any tried lately to download Audible books in Windows 10? Within the
last three of four days Audible has introduced new software which seems to
make all older download software products unworkable.

 

I would appreciate anyone's experiences with the new Audible download
software. Again, this is in Windows 10. Perhaps also with the Mac, but I do
not know this. This does not apply to downloading with mobile phone apps.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Michael Hingson

 

 

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Has any tried lately to download Audible books in Windows 10? Within the
last three of four days Audible has introduced new software which seems to
make all older download software products unworkable.

 

I would appreciate anyone's experiences with the new Audible download
software. Again, this is in Windows 10. Perhaps also with the Mac, but I do
not know this. This does not apply to downloading with mobile phone apps.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Michael Hingson

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