Comments on: DRM-free audio books from eMusic http://www.teleread.com/drm/drm-free-audio-books-from-emusic/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:09:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gnawingonfoot http://www.teleread.com/drm/drm-free-audio-books-from-emusic/comment-page-1/#comment-1152727 gnawingonfoot Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:09:59 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=22310#comment-1152727 I've been using the eMusic Audiobook service for a while now, and I'm pretty happy with it. If you do subscribe, make sure you keep backups of your audiobooks on your computer. As a music subscriber, I often saw albums removed from the site disappear from my list of downloaded music in my profile. Don't rely on being able to re-download everything again. But overall I'm very happy with the service--even the subscription model, as it keeps things cheap. The only thing I would change is the required download manager. It's the one thing that keeps me rebooting in Windows every month. I’ve been using the eMusic Audiobook service for a while now, and I’m pretty happy with it. If you do subscribe, make sure you keep backups of your audiobooks on your computer. As a music subscriber, I often saw albums removed from the site disappear from my list of downloaded music in my profile. Don’t rely on being able to re-download everything again. But overall I’m very happy with the service–even the subscription model, as it keeps things cheap. The only thing I would change is the required download manager. It’s the one thing that keeps me rebooting in Windows every month.

]]> By: Logan Kennelly http://www.teleread.com/drm/drm-free-audio-books-from-emusic/comment-page-1/#comment-1062161 Logan Kennelly Thu, 21 May 2009 20:10:34 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=22310#comment-1062161 Perhaps I spoke to forcefully in calling it "trickery", but I don't wish to encourage a marketplace where I have to hand over my credit card before I can discover what I can buy and how much it will cost me. It appears that eMusic is the only significant DRM-free audiobook source (even though Random House Audio no longer requires DRM), but I wish the store were more accessible. Perhaps I spoke to forcefully in calling it “trickery”, but I don’t wish to encourage a marketplace where I have to hand over my credit card before I can discover what I can buy and how much it will cost me.

It appears that eMusic is the only significant DRM-free audiobook source (even though Random House Audio no longer requires DRM), but I wish the store were more accessible.

]]> By: Paul Biba http://www.teleread.com/drm/drm-free-audio-books-from-emusic/comment-page-1/#comment-1062126 Paul Biba Thu, 21 May 2009 18:53:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=22310#comment-1062126 I agree with you as to their hiding their pricing. I've never joined up because it is almost impossible to find out what their pricing or catalog is without signing up first. I don't know if it's trickery, but it's certainly not consumer friendly. I agree with you as to their hiding their pricing. I’ve never joined up because it is almost impossible to find out what their pricing or catalog is without signing up first. I don’t know if it’s trickery, but it’s certainly not consumer friendly.

]]> By: Logan Kennelly http://www.teleread.com/drm/drm-free-audio-books-from-emusic/comment-page-1/#comment-1062095 Logan Kennelly Thu, 21 May 2009 17:50:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=22310#comment-1062095 My problem with eMusic remains, however: they obscure everything in an attempt to trick money out of me. I can't browse the catalog of music without signing up for a monthly subscription. While you can browse through the audiobooks, it isn't clear what they cost. Some press releases state the very fair price of $9.99 for one book or $19.99 for two. However, some books are 2 credits. Does that mean I only get one book that month? In addition, it appears that the audiobook subscription is in addition to a forced music subscription (the cheapest being $11.99 a month). I like what eMusic is attempting to do, but I'm always concerned when a company is this determined to hide their pricing. My problem with eMusic remains, however: they obscure everything in an attempt to trick money out of me. I can’t browse the catalog of music without signing up for a monthly subscription. While you can browse through the audiobooks, it isn’t clear what they cost. Some press releases state the very fair price of $9.99 for one book or $19.99 for two. However, some books are 2 credits. Does that mean I only get one book that month? In addition, it appears that the audiobook subscription is in addition to a forced music subscription (the cheapest being $11.99 a month).

I like what eMusic is attempting to do, but I’m always concerned when a company is this determined to hide their pricing.

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