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Recent update: 2008-3-7

Can you download same book..........

382 byte By chucka at 2008-3-7
Can you download the same book twice in different formats? i would like to download 4 for the ipod, but is says my treo600 will only play 2 and 3 (i think, but i know not 4). can i download the book for both formats to put one on each? i will be listening to the ipod most of the time, but would like...
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Which Terry Pratchett book to start with?

152 byte By pint_of_guinnes at 2008-3-6
I have read all the recommendations about the books by Terry Pratchett, especially the ones narrated by Nigel Planer. Which one should I start with?
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New User w/audio book question

757 byte By sweet pea at 2008-3-5
I am a new user who loves to read. I get the latest books on CD from my local library (free) and listen to them in my car (it really helps with road rage sometimes). I would also like to be able to listen to them on my iPod while sitting on the beach watching the sun set on vacation. I have successf...

a couple of audible.com questions

787 byte By chucka at 2008-3-3
i've been wanting to buy an ipod for a while now and now that i found out you can get $100 off one by joining audible.com for a year (i love audio books), i'm ready to get onefirst, i'm thinking about doing the $19.95 for 2 books a month. Will this get me ANY book they have on there s...

i can not use it freely

73 byte By amfinch at 2008-3-1
i am living out of US,so it is difficult for me to use audible easily. :)

Bookmark database - hacking into it?

810 byte By david1951 at 2008-2-28
There are a number of really clever software people out there, smart enough to write code to allow us to move music files off the iPod onto our PCs or Macs, etc, and do lots of other clever stuff.I'm just wondering whether anyone has found out the details of how the Audible (and now maybe .MB4)...

problem with 2 audible accounts, 1 ipod

866 byte By Rex at 2008-2-27
I've been an audible user for several years using a rio500 MP3 player. I recently signed up my wife and bought her an iPod.She never gets to use it. I love the iPod and keeping it for myself.Anyway the iPod plays my books fine, but gives me an error when I try and copy books from her account to...

FREE-Audible from Mount Everest

552 byte By Podunk at 2008-2-26
Audible has a cool thing going with two climbers who are on their way to Mount Everest. They call in regularly and report their progress along the way to school kids in New Jersey. You can listen and follow along at Audible.comHere is an overview.....www.Audible.com/everestTo find the shows, go to...

Can you add a break on audiobook cd burning

899 byte By Rpaige at 2008-2-25
greetings, I've been downloading audiobooks from Itunes and burning them to cd's for my car cd player...and I'm really enjoying listening to these when i drive to work... problem is...if I get distracted and miss the storyline, i can't rewind the cd and play back a passage... so...

Audible and 2 iPods

164 byte By chuckldunn at 2008-2-24
I just bought a second iPod this morning, and subscribed to Audible over the weekend. Can I load the same book on both iPods simultaneously? Thanks ! Chuck

Wired for Books

661 byte By arsolot at 2008-2-23
I've run across an interesting website. As I've found no mention of it in an iPodlounge forum search, I thought I'd post it here even though it is not directly related to Audible.com + iPod.The site is called Wired for Books ( http://wiredforbooks.org/). It includes interviews conduc...

FREE On Audible.com... 9/11 Hearings

306 byte By azdude at 2008-2-22
If you're into Audible, politics, and free stuff, I have a cool find for you... (Originally heard on iPodhead.com).Free on Audible.com are audio recordings from all of the current 9/11 Commission Hearings.Search for "9/11 Commission"I have them all... they're great!...

Playlist Newbie

642 byte By dimitriss at 2008-2-22
I just moved to the iPod, so that I could manage my 15GB Audible library from one device.I'm still getting used to the playlist idea and I had a question for the experts:I would like to create two Playlists, "New" and "Heard" that each contain new and unheard items respectively (duh).The way I...

iPod Install Instructions Needed

618 byte By Jeff Sauer at 2008-2-21
Hello -I just got a 40gb iPod and would like to have a car stereo installation place set up a connection to my existing factory-installed car stereo. (I have a 98 Toyota 4Runner.)My stereo does NOT have an auxiliary in jack, and I don't wish to use a cassette adapter or the iTrips FM station me...

Can

848 byte By jmags at 2008-2-20
I recently started an Audible Book and stopped after chapter 9 to continue later the next day. After using the ipod that evening listening to some tunes. I decided to charge the ipod mini overnight. In the AM I wanted to go back to the book and start on Chapter 10. For some reason whenever I went to...

Bookmarking Non-Audible Files: Success!

1602 byte By Stensvaag at 2008-2-19
I am a huge fan of audible.com and have listened to many books. Some spectacular books are not available from audible.com, however, and are worth obtaining from places like booksontape.com. A good example is Nelson Mandela's Autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom (28 glorious hours).I have been us...

Switching subscriptions during the month?

312 byte By jacobp at 2008-2-18
Hello.I am a new monthly member to Audible so I get one book and one subscription to a periodical per month. Does anyone know if it is possible to switch the periodical chosen for subscription during the month or do you have to wait until the next month to make a change? Thanks in advance.Jacob...

Thoughts on the iPod/Audible 100$ deal...

680 byte By M2bored at 2008-2-17
As many of you know...Audible has a deal where if you sign up for 1 years worth of service at 15$/month you can get $100 off of an iPod...I just sold my old 2ng generation 10gb...and I am thinking of buying a 3G 15GB... the thing is that I really wanted to wait and see if new pods came out soon...so...

"Transfer to Ipod" in Audible Manager

352 byte By jacobp at 2008-2-16
I've noticed a button in the Audible Manager tool bar called "Transfer to iPod" or something like that. I downloaded a title today from audible, highlighted it and clicked on the "Transfer to iPod" button, but nothing seemed to work. Is this feature activated or do I still have to go into iTu...

Auto-download of WSJ on Windows

256 byte By jacobp at 2008-2-15
Hello, I'm a new subscriber to the Basic plan. I chose the Wall Street Journal as my subscription. Is there a way to set things up so that it automatically downloads into the Audible Manager every morning witout my intervention? Thanks.

Doesnt seem to recognize my mini...

237 byte By Triton at 2008-2-15
I selected that I had an ipod but is it possible that because mine is a mini, audible manager does not recognize it? If this is the case, what would be the easiest way for me o get an audible book onto my ipod? Thanks in advance

Doesnt seem to recognize my mini...

340 byte By Triton at 2008-2-14
I selected that I had an ipod but is it possible that because mine is a mini, audible manager does not recognize it? If this is the case, what would be the easiest way for me o get an audible book onto my ipod?Thanks in advanceOoops, don't know why this was double posted. Mods please delete thi...

Audible collections

177 byte By zgrm at 2008-2-14
Hi guys. I was just curios since I see that many of you have quite a collection. Any1 interested and setting up a place where we can share them? I think it would be pretty cool.

Mt new favorite Audible series

208 byte By galaxygrrl at 2008-2-10
Hi all! Just listened to a bunch of what Audible calls Times Talk. The Bono interview is great and so is the Queer Eye crew. www.audible.com/timestalk Happy listening. Beth

Test Book?

156 byte By trunkguy at 2008-2-9
I like the idea of audio books but am not sure how I would get along with it on my iPod. Are there any books available for me to download and test?

What are Audibles License Restrictions?

782 byte By Rockyroad at 2008-2-4
Hi, this is my first post here (got an iPod yesterday)I just bought my first Audible file. I was wondering what the license/copying restrictions are.1. Can I play it on any computer and my iPod and my Palm or am I restricted?2. Can I sell it or give it away in the future?3. Can I lend it to a friend...

Enders Game

235 byte By slease at 2008-2-2
This is a great book I have about an hour left on it and have just purchased the next part of the book "Speaker for the Dead" which is even longer! Can't wait! Just thought i'd share and to see if anyone else has read this.

Multiple windows users with iTunes/Audible

791 byte By hark at 2008-1-31
I have audible manager and iTunes installed on a Windows XP machine. I log into the machine with my userid and can play/copy audible books to iTunes without a problem. Now my wife wants to listen to them as well, on her iPod. I've created another WindowsXP userid that she logs into the compu...

Snailmail from Audible?

212 byte By Moritz at 2008-1-22
Just a quick question to all the Audible veterans out there: Did anyone ever got any "real" mail (an invoice, a letter) from Audible, or is everything handled by email? Thank you Moritz

Stephen King Dark Tower Series

308 byte By Scotty476 at 2008-1-19
Has anyone listened to the set of books? I have started reading the first one, the gunslinger and it is good so far. Some people have called this series one of the best and even good enough to compete with the Lord of the Rings series. What does everyone think? the reviews on audible.com are pret...

Audible free content?

150 byte By Mediahound at 2008-1-13
Harry Shearer's Le Show is free at audible: http://www.audible.com/leshow Are there any other free shows or content on audible?

Auto downloading of periodicals on Mac.

247 byte By spiln at 2008-1-13
Hullo, I'm using a Mac and the single feature I'm missing is the ability to download periodicals unattended and transferred to my iPod overnight. Anyone got any ideas on how this can be done on Mac OS X? nathan

Resored iPod software, audible books wont play

366 byte By jackc at 2008-1-12
Today I restored the system software on my 30GB 2003 iPod. Now my audible books which were reloaded from iTunes will not play.If I try to start a book, the counter does not start. In a few seconds my iPod pages back to the prior menu.I am running iTunes under Windows XP. Same books used to play.A...

Book wont play

343 byte By chanesworth at 2008-1-12
I just downloaded a book from audible.com and used Ephpod to transfer it to my Ipod. When I am using Ephpod I can click on the book and hear it play, but when I disconnect the Ipod from the computer and try to play the book, I get nothing. The book appears on my Ipod, but I cannot get it to play. An...

Is it me or do others get weird file names from Audible?

503 byte By bsoplinger at 2008-1-11
I was just perusing the longest running books thread and found the The First Man in Rome book interesting so I ordered it with my Audible account. When I went to download the book, I ended up with 5 files, named TheFirstManinRomeUna_acelp16.aa, TheFirstManinRomeUna_acelp16-1.aa, TheFirstManinRomeUna...

Basic question regarding subscriptions...

379 byte By Triton at 2008-1-10
I understand with the basic subscription I would get to download 1 audiobook per month. However, I see huge price differences between the many books offered. Would I only get to choose from a specific price bracket or from some other kind of limited list? I tried looking around for an answer to this...

can i put books on to cd ?

109 byte By jonnyv at 2008-1-10
Is it possible to put a book bought from audible on to audio cd to play in my car cd player ? thanks

Sound Quality Question

602 byte By darrenph1 at 2008-1-10
I got a copy of Pompeii on CD from a friend and it sounded great and really enjoyed it. So I went for the audible subscription. I downloaded "The Company" by Robert Littell and am not so happy with the sound quality. It's bearable but I really have to mess with my stereo's treble and bass...

Non-english content?

848 byte By Moritz at 2008-1-10
I just wondered if there will be any non english content on Audible anytime soon. There probably ain't too many foreigners signed up as of now but then again audiobooks are being produced all over the world and such content would open bigger markets.It shouldn't make such a difference to b...

Lost Bookmarks after Deep Sleep?

1295 byte By Podunk at 2008-1-9
There was some discussion in another thread about bookmarks being lost when the iPod goes into deep sleep mode. But that thread started wondering off-topic.I think Arsolot and Robert were first to identify this as the probable cause or event where bookmarks are lost. I listen to my iPod every day s...

Favorite Self Help/Motivation type programs

163 byte By slease at 2008-1-9
I have been thinking about downloading a motivational self help program because they all are priced very well. What kind of self help programs have you all tried?

Longest Audible Selections

5384 byte By cipod at 2008-1-9
For one reason or another I often find it useful to look for long selections from Audible. I have posted the 100 longest selections from Audible to help others out who might find this useful.hh:mm65:00 The Bible, Old Testament, King James Version (Unabridged)62:18 War and Peace (Unabridged)53:20 Tru...

Newbe questions

528 byte By IpodAlien at 2008-1-9
HiI just have a few questions about audible with the iPod. When books are transfered, are they put in a folder on the pod called Audible or something or just mixed in with the music. Also do you set bookmarks from the iPod or just skip forward through sections and move forward 5 seconds at a time to...

Shorter Battery Life with Audible Content?

918 byte By duncman at 2008-1-8
What kind of battery life does anyone else get with Audible content? I use my iPod to play books about 95% of the time and I guess my battery is only good for only about 6 hours between charges.I've turned off the backlighting and the equalizer to maximize battery life. I've heard that f...

Finally putting my Audible membership to good use!

852 byte By Cheerdude at 2008-1-8
Hi all.. New iPod user here - actually, got the mini on Friday night. I had been a member with Audible off and on for a while... resigning up lately with their 1 audiobokk / 1 subscription a month plan. I had planned on using it with my new Palm PDA (iQue), but the sound quality basically s...

Time Limit on Audbible Ipod Offer?

344 byte By gholzer at 2008-1-8
I got an offer when I bought my ipod about 3 mos ago about taking advantage of a free audible book (or books)... some kind of introductory offer. I was wondering if there's a time period for this offer that anyone knows about.Also. Is it best to switch to itunes if I'm going to use audib...

Outside US Audible Member

367 byte By JimmyJ2k at 2008-1-8
Hi I live outside the US in Australia and I had a question about cancelling your account after your first free month.In the terms and conditions it states that if you want to cancel then you have to call a number which I assume is a US number. What happens if you are outside the US? I guess they a...

Ultimate Listener policy change?

651 byte By Stomp at 2008-1-7
I just spoke to an Audible person about upgrading my account from Premium to Ultimate, and was told that I wouldn't be able to change plans until my one-year agreement (Free Otis, you know) was fulfilled. That's contrary to what I've read in this forum, so I wonder if they've cha...

My Audible Library

4608 byte By CarbonRods at 2008-1-7
***** Claudius the God by Robert Graves***** I, Claudius by Robert Graves***** Dark Matter by Philip Kerr***** Smiley's People by John le Carre***** Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre***** The Company: A Novel of the CIA by Robert Littell****? Last Car to Elysian Fields by James Lee...

syncing and charging in the middle of a book?

741 byte By jcv exc at 2008-1-7
Hi all,I have just joined Audible and am listening to my 1st ever audio book. I am 4 hours into Stephen King's Bag of Bones and I'm thrilled with the experience!One time so far I have suffered the dreaded "accidental rewind button brush" and had to find my place in the book... this was not...
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