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.aa to .mp3 - please help!

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Name: Mortagen
Date: October 22, 2007 at 04:26:45 Pacific
Subject: .aa to .mp3 - please help!
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Hi,

I've tried about 10 different methods of converting .aa (audible audio book) to .mp3 and have only had success with burning the audio book to cd and then ripping the audi book to .mp3 which takes way to long with a 21hour audio book and cds only hold 80mins!

Can someone please give me a quick and simple guide to convert my audiobook to .mp3 so i can listen to it on my ipod while on the train?

Thanks alot!

Regards, Mortagen


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Response Number 1
Name: Night
Date: October 22, 2007 at 04:33:02 Pacific
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Since I don't have an *.aa file, I can't be certain this'll work. Though apparently it worked for this guy I read on the net.

http://www.riverpast.com/en/prod/au...

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Response Number 2
Name: Mortagen
Date: October 23, 2007 at 01:04:19 Pacific
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Tried it without success... and i used the quoted versions people say in forums... just simpley didn't work for me. Thanks for the quick response... any other ideas? anyone?

Thanks in advanced!

Regards.


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Response Number 3
Name: Bryco
Date: October 23, 2007 at 11:21:33 Pacific
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"Audible audio files are compatible with over 230 models of audio players, PDAs, mobile phones and streaming media devices."

The .aa format is a propriatry format that is a protected format.

Your device is not compatible to this format? I believe IPod is one of those devices. (Maybe not since...)

"In 2003, Audible made an exclusive deal with Apple to provide their catalog of books on the iTunes Music Store. Books purchased on iTunes have a .m4b extension (a variation on MP4), and contain AAC audio protected by Apple's FairPlay Digital Rights Management. Audible's use of digital rights management on its own .aa format has earned it criticism[3]."

Perhaps you simply need to download them from the iTunes store to get them in .aac format?

Bryan


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Response Number 4
Name: Mortagen
Date: October 23, 2007 at 16:54:40 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Thanks for the reply!

My MP3 player is a brandless one which only supports .mp3 format... it doesn't even support .wma !

Does anyone know how i can simpley and quickly convert the .aa file format to .mp3???

I'd really really appreciate any help!

Thanks for the help already!

Regards, Mortagen


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Response Number 5
Name: clive_pearce
Date: October 24, 2007 at 11:18:48 Pacific
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I found this by googling.
Forum http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_...

http://winsite.planetmirror.com/win...

http://www.soft29.com/audio_convert...

Don't know if they will work.

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Response Number 6
Name: Mortagen
Date: October 24, 2007 at 15:15:10 Pacific
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Thanks! i'll check them out and report back my results.

Thanks!

Regards.


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Response Number 7
Name: cream
Date: November 1, 2007 at 05:16:38 Pacific
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i have the same problem ,thanks everybody!


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Response Number 8
Name: leefreshlee
Date: November 1, 2007 at 22:24:36 Pacific
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Try Noteburner, it can convert protected m4p, wma and audio book to plain mp3. You can download the trial version from http://www.noteburner.com

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