Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-26 Thread Tom rash
What is the mobile version? I'm guessing m.audible.com? I tried this and it wouldn't open. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:47 AM Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. Vicky, You cannot

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Stone
Kawal, this is not going to be much help, but I've been using Audible for years, and I've never felt the need to bother with the samples. My experience is that you can usually work out whether you're going to enjoy a book from the description. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From:

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Surely, a reader makes you want to listen to a book. I don't know about any one on this list, but if a person can't read the book well, what I mean, if an actor can't describe what is going on well, then I for one would not buy it. For me, a person has to bring a book to life if it's being

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Kawal, Just to clarify, you are going to Audible.com in Safari, right? For me each book has a Listen Excerpt Image or I think that is how Voiceover reads it. It doesn't say it' a link or a button, but if you double tap on it it will play the sample. Double tap it again and it will stop.

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, Double tap where it says listen to an excerpt image and the sample will start playing. That is actually a button, even though VoiceOver doesn't acknowledge it. You probably already know this, but once you get the book purchased and in your library, you can then down load it directly into the

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Stone
To be fair, I've y6et to come across a badly rad book on Audible. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: 25 October 2012 14:24 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Again. I do as you state, but go to audible.co.uk and search for a book that I want to hear a sample of. When tapping on the image, nothing happens. Are you going to the full website or the mobile website? Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:25 PM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I have just purchased 12 credits. It works out as 69 pounds. On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Double tap where it says listen to an excerpt image and the sample will start playing. That is actually a button, even though VoiceOver doesn't

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. To be fair, I've y6et to come across a badly rad book on Audible. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
books from Audible. Hi Again. I do as you state, but go to audible.co.uk and search for a book that I want to hear a sample of. When tapping on the image, nothing happens. Are you going to the full website or the mobile website? Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:25 PM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
, 2012 6:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. To be fair, I've y6et to come across a badly rad book on Audible. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. Hi Again. I do as you state, but go to audible.co.uk and search for a book that I want to hear a sample

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
That sounds so much cheaper. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. I have just purchased 12

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. I have just purchased 12 credits. It works out as 69 pounds. On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Double tap where

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. 24 bcredits work out at 109 pounds. Blame the exchange rate. On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Richard Turner richard.turne

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2012-10-25 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
from Audible. To be fair, I've y6et to come across a badly rad book on Audible. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: 25 October 2012 14:24 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Vicki Meizinger
Do you have the iphone app for audible? You can get it at6 the app store. I don't think you will have this problem with the app, and if you do, someone wiser than I must help you. Vicki Meizinger On 10/25/2012 9:01 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hello. I want to buy audible books using my

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Vicki Meizinger
Okay, I don't use samples either, but on my pc there are play links with alot of the books where you hear a sample. Not sure they are on the iphone also but read some descriptions and look for play links. Vicki Meizinger On 10/25/2012 9:15 AM, Alex Stone wrote: Kawal, this is not going

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
-Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. 24 bcredits work out at 109 pounds. Blame the exchange rate

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. I agree with this. In fact there have been times when I've purchased an Audible book over the free one available from NLS BARD simply because I liked the narrator better. I've also

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:59 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. Yeah, I think 24 credits is $225 or something

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Vicky, You cannot buy books in the app. Apple has put a stop to that about a year or so ago, all you can do with the app is download and listen to the books you purchased either on the website with your computer or by going to the mobile version of the website with Safari. Regards, Sieghard --

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Vicki Meizinger
Oh Im sorry, I stand corrected on that. I think I forgot what I have done when, though now I do buy them on the sight but listen on the app. Thanks for bringing that up. Vicki Meizinger On 10/25/2012 10:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Vicky, You cannot buy books in the app. Apple has put a

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. Hi Kawal, Are you subscribed with a monthly membership? I have never seen an option

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
all. Take care, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:11 AM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. Hi Sieghard, I have

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Cheryl Homiak
To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. Hi Sieghard, I have a Platinum membership. I elected to pay the annual amount up-front, and they gave me the 24 credits for the year immediately. I like this flexibility much more, when there's a 3rd or even 4th book I

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. Hi Keith, Yes, I actually just called them and was told about buying upfront. I wasn't aware of that just as I only learned last

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
How do you buy from the Audible App? I have it installed on my I phone as it's in stereo now so no more downloading books via Itunes. Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Vicki Meizinger mom.meizin...@gmail.com wrote: Do you have the iphone app for audible? You can get it at6 the app

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. 24 bcredits work out at 109 pounds. Blame the exchange rate. On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Richard Turner

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:11 AM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: Buying books from Audible. Hi Sieghard, I have a Platinum membership. I elected to pay the annual amount up-front, and they gave me the 24 credits

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
: Re: Buying books from Audible. How do you buy from the Audible App? I have it installed on my I phone as it's in stereo now so no more downloading books via Itunes. Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Vicki Meizinger mom.meizin...@gmail.com wrote: Do you have the iphone app for audible? You

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:07 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. How do you buy from the Audible App? I have it installed on my I phone as it's in stereo now so no more downloading books via Itunes. Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:25 PM

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:07 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Buying books from Audible. How do you buy from the Audible App? I have it installed on my I phone as it's in stereo now so no more downloading books via Itunes. Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 3

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Otten
Even better deal is the platinum membership, which gives you 24 credits per year, half of which could be carried over into the next year. I can't remember the price, but it works out to something just under 10 dollars a book in the U.S. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Hank Smith
can u get all the credits at once? On 10/25/2012 4:33 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: Hi Mary, Even with the 12 credit plan, one can carry over credits. Nothing like being able to obtain a book the day it comes out. It's a great service. Les On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:27 PM, Mary Otten

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, yes. But you pay up front for them. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Hank Smith hanksm...@hanksmith.net wrote: can u get all the credits at once? On 10/25/2012 4:33 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: Hi Mary,

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Les Kriegler
Not sure what you mean. You can use all of your credits at once if you wish. It's a very flexible plan. Credits are applied each time you purchase a book. Les On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Hank Smith hanksm...@hanksmith.net wrote: can u get all the credits at once? On 10/25/2012 4:33 PM,

Starting to stray from iOS - Was Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Just a friendly reminder that the Audible topic, while interesting, is straying from iOS discussions. It's ok to talk about the Audible app and how to transfer audible content to and from your iOS device, but it's off topic to keep going on about their pricing plans, what's good and not good,

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, Hank, you can get all the 24 credits at once, and you can renew prior to the end of your year if you run out. And of course, you can add to your credits via the periodic special sales on 3 credits, like they just had. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Margaret Booth
I didn't realise that there was a mobile web site for audible in safari. Could you please send me the web site address for the audible mobile web site Margaret Sent from my iPhone On 26/10/2012, at 1:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Vicky, You cannot buy books in the app.

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, just type in audible.com in safari. It will just take you where you need to go. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:58 PM, Margaret Booth margaretebo...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't realise that there was a