It is the norm for users to own several devices ranging from iPod touch, iPhone, tablet, and other Android devices. It is therefore ideal to settle for an MP3 player that will let you listen to your audiobooks without power interruption. Useful Tips of Choosing Audible Audiobook MP3 Player Battery LifeĪudible audiobooks usually last for many hours with some going up to about 40 hours. Top 6 Audible Compatible MP3 Players Part 1.
Useful Tips of Choosing Audible Audiobook MP3 Player Part 2. My expectation is that digital books will be deeply embedded in the OS, and that buying and consuming e-books and audiobooks will be seamless.Īmazon will do this because Apple insists on a cut if books are purchased from the iOS Kindle or Audible app.Part 1.
I fully expect that we will soon see an Amazon phone. Back in 1997 Audible was ahead of the game.
Today, with the iPod and the iPad and the Kindle, this strategy seems mainstream. The idea that at one point Audible was combining content, software and hardware is intriguing. I had no idea that Audible ever released any hardware until I stumbled on an article on the Rise of the Audiobook. Why do I find this Audible MobilePlayer so fascinating? The iPod, which killed all the other portable audio players, was not released until 2001.Ĭould you buy an Audible MobilePlayer in 2000? I don’t know. The date when Audible’s MobilePlayer was discontinued is also a bit unclear. Apparently, a player with more memory (the original had 4mb) was in the works - one able to hold up to 7.5 hours of audio - but I can’t find any record of it ever being released The original player cost $99 if you agreed to purchase at least $120 worth of Audibooks throughout the year. I was also interested to learn that the Audible MobilePlayer was designed by IDEO. You connected the thing through the serial port on your computer, fired up Windows 95, and downloaded your maximum of 2 hours of audio to the device.Ī 1999 review of the Audible MobilePlayer found that the system “works as advertised”. How many of us audiobook fanatics and Audible Stockholm Syndrome customers realize that Audible once sold hardware?īack in 1998 (or late 1997 - Wikipedia is a bit unclear), Audible released the MobilePlayer.
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