[access-uk] Re: a query about audible.co.uk and the formats on which its books play
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:26:38 -0000
Dear Alex
Audible.co.uk support the Apple iPods very well but they are not the only brand
of player supported. On this page you will find a combo box that lets you
select a make of player the page will then re-display giving you apropriate
models to look through:
http://www.audible.co.uk/aduk/site/wallGarden/homepage_wg2_devices.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&mfgrID=29
The iPods in themselves are mostly not fantastic at being accessible, only the
Shuffles can truely said to be accessible, also iTunes requires some Jaws
scripts to make it work. The Book Courier is supported for example although
for MP3 there are memory limitations. Also although it won't apply to you the
Freedom Scientific PacMate is officially supported.
Others may be able to advise on alternative players that are easier to access.
Audible don't sell CDs, they are download only merchandise however the output
can be burned to CD.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Alexander Shannon
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 3:24 PM
Subject: [access-uk] a query about audible.co.uk and the formats on which its
books play
Hi all,
I have recently been looking for audio versions of some of the fiction by
Dick Francis.
When I looked on the site for the BBC audio books they did not have all the
Dick Francis books I wanted in CD format, so I recently looked on
audible.co.uk and found that they had most of the titles I wanted read by
the same reader.
I then looked at the different types of players on which Audible.co.uk books
would play and found that all of the players listed are ipods.
My questions are the following:
1. do audible books only play on ipods?
2. If not, can they be played on conventional CD players or on a computer?
3. If Audible books only play on Ipods, which is the most accessible player
to use for audible books?
4. Where could I purchase the most accessible player for audible books?
5. What sort of price am I looking at for an accessible player for audible
books?
Thank you in advance for the answers to these questions.
Alexander Shannon
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