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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Bob,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Hingson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> rsnelson@optusnet.com.au <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 3, 2020 7:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> mike@michaelhingson.com; 'NFB Talk Mailing List' <nfb-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [NFB-Talk] audible downloading books<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>This is correct.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Bob Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Hingson via nFB-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 3 August 2020 12:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB Talk Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:mike@michaelhingson.com">mike@michaelhingson.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Talk] audible downloading books<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Hingson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Hingson via nFB-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 3 August 2020 12:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB Talk Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:mike@michaelhingson.com">mike@michaelhingson.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Talk] audible downloading books<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Hingson<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>