DOWNLOAD AUDIBLE BOOKS

To add your Audible collection to your new DRM-free audiobook collection, you need OpenAudible, a tool for managing and downloading Audible books you own to your PC. Head over to https:// openaudible.org to download the setup file. Launch it, clicking “More info > Run anyway” when the SmartScreen filter pops up. Once installed, launch OpenAudible, and press Ctrl-k to connect to your Audible account using OpenAudible’s built-in browser. Close the window and, if necessary, press Ctrl-k to connect again, then choose “Controls > Full Library Sync” to view all your previous purchases in the main OpenAudible window.

By default, all downloaded audiobooks are converted to MP3 (verify this via “Edit > Preferences”). To download a single audiobook, right-click it in the lower pane, and choose “Download.” Keep an eye on the “Audio Book Info” pane, which tracks the progress of the download and conversion.

OpenAudible downloads audiobooks as single files – if you want to divide them into parts, choose “File > Split by Chapter.” Browse to C:\Users\ {username}\OpenAudible\ mp3 (substitute {username} with your username), where you’ll find all the converted files. Select one and click “Open,” then select your main Audiobooks folder, and create the required Author/Title subfolders before selecting the Title and clicking “OK.” If Audible has chapter data, your files are split accordingly.

Once complete, switch to MP3Tag, and follow the advice in the main text to renumber the tracks correctly, then automatically retitle and rename each file according to how you want to do so (such as “Chapter 01” or “Part 02”). Finally, the artwork has only been embedded into the first title, so select title 1, rightclick the artwork, and choose “Copy cover.” Now select the remaining titles, right-click the artwork again, but this time choose “Paste cover” before clicking “Save.”