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Audiobook Download Guide - Tips & Answers to Audiobook Download Questions
1. What Are the Advantages of an Audiobook Download?
2. What Do I Need Before I Buy an Audiobook Download?Simply decide how & where you wish to listen to your audiobooks - while in your easy chair or on-the-go, or both. You will be downloading an electronic file to your computer and then you can burn it on CDs or keep it as an electronic file and transfer it to your portable player like an iPod or Blackberry. By the way - a 120 Gigabyte iPod will store approximately 500 10-hour Audiobooks.com Downloads. Our "Audiobooks on Demand" feature allows you to listen to audiobooks without downloading them. Designed for use with today's State of the Art notebook, laptop, and mobile systems, internet access allows you to listen to 1000s of "On Demand" audiobook titles by streaming, without the hassle of downloading and transferring files. 3. What is an MP3? Will They Work in My Portable Player?An MP3 is a compressed audio format. Typically, you can compress approximately 12 CDs into one MP3 representing 1200 minutes of playing time. All of our audiobook downloads are provided in the compressed MP3 format We have organized the audiobook downloads into segments and chapters so that you can stop and start with ease. Transferring an audiobook download to your portable device - like an iPod - is similar to transferring music. Please refer to Apples iTunes website or the site for your portable device.
4. What Is Digital Rights Management (DRM)? Do You Use It?Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a software control that restricts the use and copying of electronic files. The publisher, in concert with the author, decide whether or not to restrict a work through the use of DRM. We do not make the decision but cooperate with the publisher to ensure it is employed. Digital Rights Management (DRM) has its pros and cons and most publishers and authors are relaxing their restrictions. Approximately 75% of the titles that we offer are DRM-free! 5. How Do I Purchase an Audiobook Download?You can SEARCH for your title or locate it by BROWSING your favorite Category - subject & topic Click PURCHASE NOW for the title that you wish to Download. Provide your billing and method of payment information.
6. How Do I Listen to My Audiobook Download?6.A. The "media player" on your computer or your portable device controls how you will access and play your audiobook download. Customarily, your media player automatically links to your audiobook when you download it. 6.B. Before you download your audiobook, we recommend that you set up a folder either in your "C" drive or on your desktop as the destination for your books, with a name such as books or audiobooks. This will make it easier for you to find your titles. If you choose not to set up a special folder, your audiobook downloads will go to your "Downloads" folder on your computer. 6.C. Our "Audiobooks on Demand" feature allows you to listen to audiobooks without downloading them. Designed for use with today's State of the Art notebook, laptop, and mobile systems, internet access allows you to listen to 1000s of "On Demand" audiobook titles by streaming, without the hassle of downloading and transferring files. 7. After I Purchase My Audiobook Download - Where And How Do I Get It?After your order is approved, we do the following: We confirm your order - on line - and list the title you have purchased in "Your Audiobooks.com Downloads Library". You may download your title immediately by clicking the [Download Now] We also send you a separate email order confimation with instructions as to how to access "Your Audiobooks.com Downloads Library" and download your title at your convenience. 8. I've Downloaded My Audiobook, But I Am Unable to Locate ItThe "Media Manager" (Windows Media Manager, MAC OS) controls your access and listening to your audiobook downloads.
If you still can't find your download, contact us. 9. Using a Portable DeviceMost downloaded audiobooks are transferred to handheld devices such as Palm, Pocket PC, iPhone and iPod Touch, by "synchronizing" the device with your computer. If you are not familiar with synchronizing your device, you should consult the instructions for your specific device. Sample Files.
For general compatibility, our downloadable audiobooks are delivered as standard MP3 files (with no extra options set). If you are on iTunes/iPod user, you can make these files "bookmarkable" - Apple calls it "Remember Playback Position." In short, you select an MP3 file in iTunes, choose "Get Info" and check the "Remember Playback Position" under the "Options" tab.
10. Other Tips10.A. Can I Transfer My Audiobooks.com Download to a Different Computer/Device?Transferring your audiobook download to a another computer varies depending on the publisher and the level of copyright protection (DRM) used.
10.B. May I "Burn" My Download on CDs for Use in a Standard CD Player?? Yes/No - About 75% of our titles can be burnt on CDs. The right to burn a CD depends on the DRM limitations placed on the title by the publisher. DRM restrictions are noted on titles where they apply. There are also other unique situations that you should consider. For example - a title may be played on your computer and transferred to an iPod, however, it cannot be converted to MP3 format nor can it be burnt on an audio CD because of the DRM restrictions.
10.C. Accounts and Passwords 10.C.A How do I unsubscribe?
Audiobooks.com Downloads is a pay-as-you-go service. There is no subscription (or monthly fee), there is no need to unsubscribe. 10.C.B. What do I do if my e-mail address changes? (Your email address is your login to "Your Audiobooks.com Downloads Library") If your e-mail address changes contact us and we will take care of it. Send us both your old e-mail and your new e-mail address.. 10.D. Downloads - General How many times can I download my audiobooks?
We monitor all downloads to ensure authorized use. If you have a reason to repeatedly download the same title, please let us know in advance so that no restrictions are placed on your account. 10.D.A After I downloaded my book, I couldn't open it. The error message says the file type is unknown.
Generally, this means that the download did not complete successfully. You can click into "Your Audiobooks.com Downloads Library" and see which downloads completed and which did not. If you continue to have trouble, contact us 10.E. My book is missing information. What do I do? If you feel that your audiobook is missing audio, contact us immediately.
10.F. Sizing Your Portable Device How many downloadable audiobooks will fit on my mobile audio player? 2 hours of audiobook downloads will fit on most 64MB mobile audio players. Note that Pocket PCs use part of their memory for applications and other data, so some of the available memory may already be used. You can also use memory sticks or chips with some audio players that will greatly enhance the memory. |
