[bookport] Re: Leniency, do you think?
- From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 00:16:36 -0600
Well, I do have it activated now; I just didn't have it activated when I did
that before. Yes, I think the quality has improved a lot over the past two
years since I started using them, and they have a lot better choice of material
too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bennett" <david382@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:04 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Leniency, do you think?
: Oh, you bad, bad person! I kind of wondered whether activation was
: necessary. Hey, hasn't Audible.com's quality gotten much, much better
: during the past couple of years? I've noticed that they're removing most of
: their old titles which weren't available in Format Four and are trying to
: replace them. Of course, the titles which we purchased back then are still
: available even after they've been withdrawn. I just repurchased a new
: version of George Eliot's "Silas Marner" which is available in Format Four.
:
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:00 PM
: Subject: [bookport] Re: Leniency, do you think?
:
:
: >I find your comments interesting, and probably true. I also discovered
: >that instead of transfering files using Audible Manager that I could use
: >the BookPort transfer software, go to the folder where the books are
: >actually stored on your PC and transfer them and they worked. Strange
: >thing was that at that point I hadn't even activated the BookPort with
: >Audible. Don't ask me how it happened or why. All I know is that it
: >worked. So, I decided that since it worked I wasn't going to ask questions
: >and maybe get answers I didn't necessarily want to hear.
: >
: >
: >
: > ----- Original Message -----
: > From: "David Bennett" <david382@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:32 AM
: > Subject: [bookport] Leniency, do you think?
: >
: >
: > :I purchased a Book Courier three months ago and a Book Port only about
: > three
: > : weeks ago. Book Courier's User's Guide explicitly states that up to
: > three
: > : Couriers can be activated for Audible.com, the inference being, of
: > course,
: > : that this might be in addition to the three other allowable devices.
: > I'd
: > : definitely activated my quota of items, so my subsequent attempt to also
: > : activate my Book Courier was strictly anecdotal. It worked, however,
: > and
: > : the activation succeeded without my even having to go online. Not a
: > typical
: > : Audible.com practice.
: > :
: > : Book Port's manual states that only three devices can be activated at a
: > : time, and no attempt was made to indicate the possibility that Book Port
: > : might be exceptional in any way regarding this policy. Again, though,
: > my
: > : activation went through without a hitch. By all means turn your
: > computer's
: > : volume down at this point and forget this message as soon as you read
: > : it--but--but, it seems to me as if our units are being granted special
: > : status. For one thing, all other devices must receive transfers through
: > : Audible Manager. If you've reached your quota of Ipods and other
: > : traditionally marketed units and you've not tried activating your Book
: > : Courier, give it a try. It worked for me, and I'm certain it will for
: > you.
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