I've been a longtime Audible subscriber and I am concerned about the DRM ... I don't know quite how to reconcile the best, most extensive, and least expensive audiobook collection to DRM lockdowns. I guess I'll consider it a rental fee, like my Netflix. I wish they'd consider non-DRMed content.
I've subscribed to Audible and I've had some problems with the DRM so what I do now is use a program called Noteburner (I think you can do the same thing with a regular cd/dvd authoring program but this keeps all the metadata). It makes a virtual cd and rips into MP3s. Then I back the MP3s up in several different places so I feel a lot better about that.
After Audible was acquired by Amazon, one execute mentioned that the would be willing to entertain going DRM free if there was sufficient demand (though I have no idea how serious they were about that).
Noteburner looks promising - I'll give it a shot. However, it hilariously proves the XKCD cartoon right. Ha.
Yes, I do have some hope of Audible going DRM free now that Amazon has acquired them - but I don't see it being retroactive on audiobooks we've already purchased.
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queenrikki) wrote2008-10-13 10:23 am
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After Audible was acquired by Amazon, one execute mentioned that the would be willing to entertain going DRM free if there was sufficient demand (though I have no idea how serious they were about that).
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Yes, I do have some hope of Audible going DRM free now that Amazon has acquired them - but I don't see it being retroactive on audiobooks we've already purchased.
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Amazon's mp3 service is nice when I can't find something for free, as they haven't got any DRM on their stuff, as far as I know.