Amazon to Acquire Audible

[Ed Hansberry]

<a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1102509&amp;highlight=">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1102509&amp;highlight=</a><br /><br /><i>"Amazon.com, Inc., today {Jan 31, 2008} announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Audible Inc."</i><br /><br />I am not sure what to think about this. I have been a customer of both for at least 10 years, and I think Amazon has better customer service. Maybe they actually have someone that can program too, because my numer one complaint about Audible has always been their absolutely horrible software. Their <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=52384">horribe color selection for their hacked up user interface</a> would be my second biggest complaint. I am hopeful something good will come of this.

[Bob S]

Is there a way to get audible content onto my zune since its not an audible "compatable" device?

[Ed Hansberry]

Is there a way to get audible content onto my zune since its not an audible "compatable" device?
Not that I am aware of. I've never seen anyone go to the trouble of hacking it and every device I've used that wasn't Audible ready right out of the box involved a ROM upgrade to get their code and DRM on the device.

[captgoodhope]

What about burning and re-ripping?

[flooder]

What about burning and re-ripping?


That would work, but for me, I only listen to unabridged content so each book is 18+ hours. That is a lot of CDs and work.

PPC is my preferred method of listening to audible