[bookport] Re: Audible format confusion
- From: Clarence Whaley <clarence@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 06:37:45 -0500
I think I would ask for a better tech person there. <smile> I doubt
seriously if they look at your hard drive, evaluate your temp space etc.
especially without informing you first. That would be ugly.
At 09:33 PM 8/28/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>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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