Like Kindle books, Amazon’s Audible books have revolutionized the industry for authors, publishers, and readers. Even many people who don’t like to read books turn to audiobooks to get the information they desire. After all, people are able to listen to Audible books while they’re on the go. However, because of the Audible DRM protection, you can’t play Audible books in just any app. So in this post, we are going to show you several options for listening to Audible books on iPhone/iPad.
1. Listen to Audible Books on iPhone/iPad via Audible App
It’s easy to listen to audiobooks on your iPhone and iPad. To get started, download the free Audible app from the App Store. Then continue below step by step instructions.
1After downloading the Audible app, open it and sign into your account using the same credentials you used to purchase the audiobook on Amazon or Audible.
2Tap My Library at the bottom of the screen>>Tap the Cloud tab in your library.
3In the Cloud tab, tap on the title you are trying to listen to. The cover art for the audiobook should feature a down arrow in it, indicating you can download it. If it does not, the title is already downloaded to that device.
4You can listen to the Audible books right away after the title you selected to download has finished downloading.
2. Listen to Audible Books on iPhone/iPad via MP3 Player
Besides listening to Audible Books via Audible app, there’s an alternative to listen to your Audible books on your iOS device: use the third party MP3 players. However, if you want to listen to Audible audiobooks on any MP3 players you have, there is a necessity of removing DRM protection and converting Audible audiobooks to MP3. Once Audible Audiobooks have been converted to MP3, you can enjoy your Audiobooks on any MP3 player freely.
1How to Convert Audible Books to MP3?
Audible offers the world's largest selection of audiobooks. And audiobooks from Audible.com come with DRM protection. Here we will introduce you Epubor Audible Converter which allows you to easily convert Audible audiobooks to MP3.
Step 1Download and install Epubor Audible Converter on your PC.
Step 2Log in to Your Audible Account.
Launch Epubor Audible Converter, it can seamlessly load your Audible library upon login your Audible account within the software. Click the "Log in" button to enter your Audible account credentials.
Epubor software solely accesses the Audible website's registration service, guaranteeing no collection of your private information.
Step 3Remove DRM and Convert Audible Audiobooks to MP3/M4B.
Choose the titles you wish to convert, then drag and drop them into the main interface. Click on "Convert" button to transform your Audible books into DRM-free MP3s or M4Bs effortlessly.
By the way, if you want to get the converted MP3 files saved in separated chapters, you need to click the Edit button and choose Split by Chapters function after adding Audible books to the software. Then click Convert to MP3. Besides this, Epubor Audible Converter also allows you to split Audible files by average segments and fixed length of time.
Then you will get the converted MP3 files in separated chapters after the successful conversion.
2How to Play Converted Audible Books on iPhone/iPad?
There are many terrific MP3 players for iOS devices. Take VLC Media Player as an example, VLC is a completely free and open source cross-platform multimedia player which plays almost everything - Files, DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. What’s more, it’s simple, fast and powerful.
Follow the below steps to transfer MP3 files to iPhone/iPad and listen to them via VLC media player:
Step 1go to the App Store, install and run VLC player on your iPhone/iPad.
Step 2tap the VLC logo in the top left corner. Click Sharing via WiFi in the left sidebar to turn it on.
Step 3enter the IP address of the VLC server running on your iOS device in the search bar of your web browser on your computer.
Step 4click on the "+" button to upload your mp3 files into the browser.
Step 5open VLC Media Player on iPhone/iPad, you will see the transferred mp3 displayed on the main window. You can listen to mp3 file just by clicking the file title.
If you want to play the MP3 files on other MP3 players, you can try to follow this guide about how to transfer MP3 files to iOS devices first. Then open the MP3 files on your favorite MP3 players.
Conclusion
Although audiobooks purchased from Audible.com are protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) and incompatible with MP3 players, don’t worry, Epubor Audible Converter allows you to easily remove DRM from Audible audiobooks and convert Audible audiobooks to MP3/M4B with 100% original quality. Then you can enjoy your purchased audiobooks anywhere at any time without limitations, which is really amazing!
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