Audible audiobooks on the Kindle 3

Great news for those (like me) who "read" books by listening to them. Audible and Amazon have tied up to allow audiobooks to be accessed through the Kindle.

First, you can now order audiobooks through the Kindle and the books can be downloaded directly to your Kindle.

Second, your Audible books can be transferred to your Kindle via USB as indicated in the FAQ page of Audible:

To transfer audiobooks to your Kindle, follow these steps:

Step 1. Connect your Kindle to your computer, using the USB cable that came with the device.

Step 2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive.

Step 3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "audible." Drag any audiobooks you want to play on your Kindle into this folder.

 By default your Audible audiobooks file will reside in the following locations:

▪ Windows XP Users:          C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Audible\Downloads
▪ Windows Vista/7 Users:    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Audible\Downloads
▪ Mac OS Users:                 Location of your Audible Audio files will vary

 Audible.com offers four versions of its audiobook format. Kindle is compatible with format 4 (file extension: .aa) and Audible Enhanced Audio (file extension: .aax). Formats 2, 3, and audiobooks provided from other sources are not supported.

Step 4. Using your computer, eject your Kindle from your computer. The content you transferred should now appear in Home.