Larry, interesting because it made a difference for me. Remember that list of books I sent you, with only up to format 3? Well, when I disconnected the BP and went back that very same day without the B P connected, at least half of those were available in format 4. But no worries about the rain, I can take it, SMILES! Marlaina Lieberg ----- Original Message ----- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 5:42 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > >