audible.com

[Azusateach]

I'm trying to figure out how this website works.  Looks like it can cost as little as $10/mo., but for what?  Do you still have to pay for downloads?  How much?  I'm interested in downloading books, so I can listen to them when I walk the dog.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

[griffsmom]

I looked at the site pretty quickly, but it seems that you pay a monthly or yearly fee, depending on which plan you purchase, and then you also pay to download the desired audio you want to hear.  If you purchase one of the premium memberships, it looks like you are given 1 or 2 audio credits per month (depending on the plan) that you can apply toward the purchase price of the audio you want.  

 
Is that how you understood it to work?

[Azusateach]

Yeah, but I want to know how much the downloads cost.  If they're only $1 or so per download, I'd try it out.  But if I'm going to spend $5/download, then why bother.  I can go to the library & get the books for free & the delightful experience of converting them to MP3 format.  Did you see any kind of phone number to call?  That's the one bad thing about internet services.  There's really nobody running them, is there?

[griffsmom]

They're very evasive about their pricing.  I did find the contact info if you decide to call:

For customer service please call:
1-888-283-5051 (USA & Canada)
973-837-2845 (International)
Monday-Friday 24 Hours
Saturday 10AM-6PM EST
Sunday 10AM-6PM EST

[Azusateach]

They're very evasive about their pricing.  I did find the contact info if you decide to call:

For customer service please call:
1-888-283-5051 (USA & Canada)
973-837-2845 (International)
Monday-Friday 24 Hours
Saturday 10AM-6PM EST
Sunday 10AM-6PM EST

Wow, do you do windows, too?  Thanks, Lori!

I just called them, and actually talked to a person without an accent who was very helpful.  What I found out was that the different membership plans provide you with more/less "credits", which is what you use to purchase books with.  Membership is open-ended, and you can come & go as you wish.  Now, I just have to decide if I want to spend $200 on an MP3 player & an extra $15/mo on this service ...  decisions, decisions!

[brainpause]

Check your local library's website if they have one. I just discovered that our library has book downloads. Kind of useless to me right now, since I don't have an MP3 or something fancy like that. The chapters were even too big to burn to CD.

But it would be nice if you could do that.

Larry

[Dee4j]

Wow, do you do windows, too?  Thanks, Lori!

I just called them, and actually talked to a person without an accent who was very helpful.  What I found out was that the different membership plans provide you with more/less "credits", which is what you use to purchase books with.  Membership is open-ended, and you can come & go as you wish.  Now, I just have to decide if I want to spend $200 on an MP3 player & an extra $15/mo on this service ...  decisions, decisions!

just a thought....when  you download it to your computer it should be in mp3 format then just burn a cd...you can get a portable CD player for about $15  

you can then listen to it in your car too

[abbear]

Whoa - not every cd player can play mp3s.  What you might want to try is to download it into itunes (which I believe will run on both kinds of machines), convert it to an audio file and then burn it to your cd.

However, if you spring $20 for a portable cd player that will play mp3s as well (my car cd player plays both audio and mp3 formats) then you can load a bunch of songs (or chapters) on a cd.  I have 1000 songs on 6 cds in mp3 format.

Or you can spend $50 bucks for a cheap mp3 player and not hassle with the bulk of cds at all.

[Dee4j]

Whoa - not every cd player can play mp3s.  What you might want to try is to download it into itunes (which I believe will run on both kinds of machines), convert it to an audio file and then burn it to your cd.

However, if you spring $20 for a portable cd player that will play mp3s as well (my car cd player plays both audio and mp3 formats) then you can load a bunch of songs (or chapters) on a cd.  I have 1000 songs on 6 cds in mp3 format.

Or you can spend $50 bucks for a cheap mp3 player and not hassle with the bulk of cds at all.

hmm...nice to know..I haven't come across a CD player that didn't play mp3's I thought they all did now...even the new DVD players do...I wonder if it matters if it's burneded on a CD-r or CD+r I know for Karaoke Cd's you have to use Cd-r's