# Audible files to MP3?

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by CrazyMusician (If I don't post to your topic, it's cuz I don't give a rip about it!) on Thursday, 08-Jan-2009 12:35:38

hi!
I got an Audible subscription recently and I REALLY want to read some of these books on my MP3 player. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get these books to convert into MP3 format; the end gets chopped off about half an hour before the end of a part.
HELP! Any ideas?
CrazyMusician

## Post 2 by Albanac (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 09-Jan-2009 9:14:47

I dont' think they want you to do that, which is why they put them in protected format. The best thing to do is to make sure your device supports audible files. Personally I use the olympus ds30, there is a big selection to choose from though. It tells you on the site which ones work.

## Post 3 by bermuda-triangulese (Help me, I'm stuck to my chair!) on Friday, 09-Jan-2009 18:55:40

forget that. Just use a program called sound taxi. THat will convirt for you. If you want message me I can send it to you.

## Post 4 by cumbiambera2005 (i just keep on posting!) on Tuesday, 13-Jan-2009 14:09:50

Yes, sound taxy removes any kind of DRM protection, but I think ti's pretty picky as to what the protection is like, and so I'm not sure if I'd recommend it for that, but it is definitely worth a try! I also have it, but dont use it as much.

## Post 5 by Geek Woman (Owner and Founder of Waldorf PC) on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2009 8:36:18

You could also re-record the files in wave format and then comver them over to MP3. That is of course if you have a lot of time on your hands. This way, you will not have to worry if the protection can be overcome or not. And, that would also be my last, and I mean, very last resort if all else fails. I just thought I'd throw that in there for an option.

## Post 6 by CrazyMusician (If I don't post to your topic, it's cuz I don't give a rip about it!) on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2009 13:33:20

I used SoundTaxi to remove the .drm, and that's why it would chop off the last half hour... grrrr... if this is the case, I'm just going to cancel the subscription :(

## Post 7 by fuzzy101 (The master of fuzz!!) on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2009 14:42:15

you could burn them to audio CD and copy the CD back to your computer.

## Post 8 by fuzzy101 (The master of fuzz!!) on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2009 14:44:56

Also, emusic has an audio book subscription deal. They don't have the huge collection audio has, but there books are in unprotected mp3 formatt.

## Post 9 by WillieTheWoof (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Wednesday, 14-Jan-2009 16:44:24

the 8 and 16 gig nano Ipods talk and are compatible with audible. Also, try the cd burning. That might be the best way to do it.

## Post 10 by CrazyMusician (If I don't post to your topic, it's cuz I don't give a rip about it!) on Wednesday, 02-Mar-2011 12:31:42

Anyone able to help witht his? I don't want to spend more money on a new MP3 player when my has all the space I need/want, and I don't want an Ipod. Can anyone help?
Kate

## Post 11 by starfly (99956) on Thursday, 03-Mar-2011 10:27:27

I would try sound switch but sound taxi is my first choice.

## Post 12 by season (the invisible soul) on Friday, 04-Mar-2011 21:50:20

sound switch audio convertor doesn't do audible files, as its a particular protective format. your best shot might be with itunes. if you using jaws10 or jaws11, or Mac OS X and above, ITunes shouldn't be a problem in terms of accessibility. depends on what MP3 player you have, Audible does have a list of players that Audible files can support in certain mp3 player.
good luck

## Post 13 by CrazyMusician (If I don't post to your topic, it's cuz I don't give a rip about it!) on Thursday, 10-Mar-2011 17:53:40

I got the newest version of SoundTaxi and it works great now. WOOHO!