[bookport] Re: Converting Overdrive books to MP3.

  • From: "Donald L. Roberts" <ka7ojt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 09:30:35 -0700

Although I have not used Sound Taxi recently, when I did use it, 
I found that it was fairly fast at converting files which are the 
size of individual music tracks, 3 to 5 megs.  However, as the 
file size increased, the speed of the Sound Taxi conversion 
decreased dramatically.  Frankly, for me, Sound Taxi for this 
purpose was far more trouble than it was worth.  It is far easier 
in the long run merely to set up Total Recorder for an over 
nighter.

Cordially,

Don Roberts

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bomer (Tex)" <dbomer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:26 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Converting Overdrive books to MP3.


Lana,

Clear and honest, perhaps, but totally incorrect!

Sound Taxi, from www.soundtaxi.info, WILL convert Overdrive books 
to MP3 at
much faster than "real-time" speed, period!!!

I quote, in part,  from the Sound Taxi site:
     Q: "Can I convert DRM protected WMA, M4P or iTunes files?"
     A: "Yes, you can convert WMA, AAC, M4P files that are 
protected with
Digital Rights Management (DRM)."
     Q: "Is it illegal to convert DRM protected files with 
SoundTaxi?"
     A: "No, technically SoundTaxi does not circumvent 
Microsoft's or
Apple's iTunes DRM protection. Microsoft's DRM protection system 
is
unprotecting the protected DRM audio files."

You may download a full-featured demo version at the above link 
before you
buy the whole thing for $15.  I've used Sound Taxi over a year to 
convert
files for my wife with NO, that's N O, problem!

I have no fiscal or personal interest with the makers or 
retailers of Sound
Taxi software.  Just passing on the "rest of the story" to all 
bookport
users.

Warm regards,

Don Bomer...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:22 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Converting Overdrive books to MP3.


> Now that's clear and honest. Thanks.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:52 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Converting Overdrive books to MP3.
>
>
>> It isn't possible.
>>
>> At 11:37 AM 5/30/2007, lana wrote:
>> >I think you missunderstood my question.  I do have Media 
>> >Player 10, and
>> >transfers to my DS player work fine.  I just keep running up 
>> >against a
>> >suggestion that I can convert to MP3 using windows media 
>> >player and then
>> >transfer to book port, but my media player won't do it.  The 
>> >faq doesn't
>> >even address that question; so, how do I convert to MP3?  Or 
>> >isn't it
>> >possible after all.
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Robert Clark" <rclark0276@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:11 AM
>> >Subject: [bookport] Re: Converting Overdrive books to MP3.
>> >
>> >
>> > > Lana,
>> > >     Go here...
>> > >
>> > > http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc/hotkeys.asp
>> > >
>> > >     The FAQ has all the info you need.  WMP 9 and up is 
>> > > supported.
>> > >
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>> >5/29/2007 1:01 PM
>>
>> Sandy Licht
>>
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