AKiCiF: Audiobooks

[rolanni]

I've gotten a note from a long-time reader, who says that they "bought something" from Audible, expecting that they would get discs, which they could use in a CD/DVD player, and was disappointed to find that they had to listen at the desktop.

So the question for the assembled multitudes is:  Is there a way to copy the Audible book to (I assume) many discs?  And, if so, would you lay out the steps here so this reader can follow them?

Many Spanish Aunts.

Comments

Re: Audible CDs

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

And that's how ill-informed I am; I didn't know Audible books were DRMd.

Re: Audible CDs

[charlie russel (from livejournal.com)]

Yes, they are DRM'd. Unfortunately. However, it is possible to strip the DRM, though I don't currently know of a reasonable free way. (There are free analog converters that essentially work in real time, but that's just WAY too long for me.) I use dbPowerAmp with the DirectShow codec and a very old Audible program called "AudibleMediaPlayerFilter". There are instructions if you bingle around, I'll refrain from posting them here. But this solution is a LOT faster than any other I've found. And seems to work on all but a very few books. Those appear to be corrupted internally.