[bookport] Re: Audible format confusion

  • From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:33:43 -0700

That makes not a lick of sense, for I literally only disconnected the B P
when I went back the second time and most of my newer books were in format
4.  Very interesting.  But, it is good to get rid of those darned files
though.

Marlaina Lieberg
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 7:48 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Audible format confusion


> In the interest of keeping the information flow as accurate as possible,
> here's what Audible told me regarding the issue of format 4 not showing up
> when I went to the download page for my book. It should be noted that my
> hard drive is a 40 gb model and currently has a total of less than 10 gb
on
> it and that I have the settings he mentions in place already:
>
> Dear Walter,
>
> Whenever the area of your hard drive that holds your temp files gets too
> full you will not be offered the higher formats that are larger in size.
> Once you clean out your temp files you once again will be offered format
4.
>
> Delete your Temporary Internet files
>
> In Internet Explorer
>
> Select Tools from the Menu Bar and then Internet Options. On the "General
> Tab" in the Temporary Internet section click the "Delete Files" button
and
> then click OK.
>
> Next select the "Settings" button. Under "Check for newer versions of
stored
> pages" select "Every visit to the page". Click OK and return to the
General
> tab.
>
> Sincerely, John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 8:42 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Audible format confusion
>
>
> I hate to rain on Marlaina's parade, because she does possess an amazing =
> amount of information, but at the same time, let's not start false =
> perceptions or rumors.
>
> It absolutely does not matter weather or not Book Port is connected when =
> you visit audible.com.  I do not know why it made a difference, but that =
> difference was not that the Book Port was connected or not connected.
>
>
>
>
> >>> walt@xxxxxxxxxx Friday, August 27, 2004 5:42:08 AM >>>
> Marlaina, your knowledge of this stuff is amazing and very welcome. This =
> is=20
> truly an arcane bit of information and it was 100% on the money. Thanks.
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:59 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Audible format confusion
>
>
> Hi Walt.  First, make sure that BookPort is not connected when you visit
> audible.  I found this totally solved the problem.
>
> Marlaina Lieberg
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:21 AM
> Subject: *****SPAM***** [bookport] Audible format confusion
>
>
> >     Forgive the sort of halfway off-topic question, but I'm very =
> confused.
> I
> > bought _Brave New World_ and when I saw it in the list of purchased
> programs
> > in AudibleManager on the PC, it indicated that it was available in all
> four
> > formats. I checked format 4 and downloaded it and it plays successfully
=
> on
> > the Book Port. However, that title has now been moved to Heard Programs
=
> in
> > My Library and when I go there, it appears to be available only in =
> formats
> > 1, 2, and 3...no format 4 entry is available to check for download. I
> could
> > see a situation where, for any number of reasons, I might want to =
> download
> > this (or some other title similarly set up) book again in the future to
> read
> > on the Port. Does anybody have an answer to this apparent failure of the
> > left hand (Heard Programs) to know what the right hand (AudibleManager =
> on
> > the desktop) is doing?
> >
> >  --
> >  Walt Smith - Clearwater, FL
> >  walt@xxxxxxxxxx=20
> >
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