iTunes Audiobooks?

Catlady · 02-15-2015, 05:56 PM

I was given an iTunes gift card, and I generally don't do iStuff. But I see that iTunes offers audiobooks, so I'm wondering about using the gift card that way. What do I need to do to get iTunes audiobooks onto my Sansa Clip Zip?

I'm seeing that the Clip Zip is compatible with iTunes music files, but I don't know if I can extrapolate from that that audiobook files will likewise be OK. Would appreciate any input. Thanks.

AnemicOak · 02-15-2015, 06:13 PM

iTunes audiobooks are only usable on iDevices and in iTunes unless one does some DRM removal as unlike iTunes music files audiobooks are encrypted.

Catlady · 02-15-2015, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

iTunes audiobooks are only usable on iDevices and in iTunes unless one does some DRM removal as unlike iTunes music files audiobooks are encrypted.

Thanks. What file format are the audiobooks in? Again, I'm seeing info about songs but not books.

ATDrake · 02-15-2015, 06:58 PM

Unless they've changed stuff since the last one I got, iTunes audiobooks are .m4b files, which are AAC files (Wikipedia) with bookmarking and chapters enabled.

Catlady · 02-15-2015, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Unless they've changed stuff since the last one I got, iTunes audiobooks are .m4b files, which are AAC files (Wikipedia) with bookmarking and chapters enabled.

Thanks. I guess I'll give it a try, since my aversion to wasting gift cards outweighs my aversion to iStuff!

02-15-2015, 05:56 PM	#1
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,346 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	iTunes Audiobooks? I was given an iTunes gift card, and I generally don't do iStuff. But I see that iTunes offers audiobooks, so I'm wondering about using the gift card that way. What do I need to do to get iTunes audiobooks onto my Sansa Clip Zip? I'm seeing that the Clip Zip is compatible with iTunes music files, but I don't know if I can extrapolate from that that audiobook files will likewise be OK. Would appreciate any input. Thanks.

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AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	iTunes audiobooks are only usable on iDevices and in iTunes unless one does some DRM removal as unlike iTunes music files audiobooks are encrypted.

02-15-2015, 06:58 PM	#4
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Unless they've changed stuff since the last one I got, iTunes audiobooks are .m4b files, which are AAC files (Wikipedia) with bookmarking and chapters enabled.