You can gift a book to somebody, but whoever does the gifting would still pay
for the book and as far as I know they themselves don't have access to the
book. It's like when somebody has their birthday and you say "OK, I bought you
an Audible book, here is how you can dow
Hi,
I heard via an Audible survey that there is a way to give a book to someone,
and the book is free. My guess is that its free if the person doesn't already
have an Audible account, but I don't know for sure. I would check in the Gifts
section of the site.
Best,
Anna
> On May 4, 2
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Donna
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 5:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Audible
Hi All
Someone told me there was a way to share books with a friend that I have
purchased from audible
Hi All
Someone told me there was a way to share books with a friend that I have
purchased from audible, but they weren't sure how to share a purchased book. Is
this possible? If so, how do I share a book with a friend?
TIA
Donna
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Hi Mark,
Audible told me it was required that I pay this maintenance plan fee, but it
may be due to my having credits which were unspent at the time. It makes sense
that as you say, once yu have purchased something, you should not have to
continue to pay (I should have been clearer about my
Hello Chip, et al,
I am posting this to let you know that one can purchase a book from Audible and
have complete access to that book from any Audible app/portal, and at anytime
without paying any kind of fee. A fee is only required if one enrolls in a
plan. If, however, one chooses
] On Behalf Of
Terri Stimmel
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 1:47 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Audible one more
Hi again everyone,
I have one more question, concerning the audible app.
I am now signed up. I even put a book on my wish list. However, it states that
you cannot make purchases
Using the Audible app, go to the top left and then flic right. You
will come across buttons including one which will say recent or some
other thing. That button has a hit that says sort your library.
There's also a button to determine what books are shown. You can also
choose between cloud
When an audible in my library are used to have it set to show the books by the
most recent purchases. Somehow I changed it and now they are in order by
author. Is there a way to change it back so that I can see the most recent
books 1st? Thanks.
Sent from my iPhone
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You can use Safari to shop on the Audible site on your device, or any web
browser you choose on your device or computer.
If you think you will be buying at least 12 books over the next 12 months, then
you may want to look at the Gold membership, and if you think you will do 24
books
Hello Terri,
You are quite correct, you cannot make any purchases through the Audible app.
So, go to Audible.com and from there you can either sign up for a subscription
or purchase a title.
Mark
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Terri Stimmel
Hi again everyone,
I have one more question, concerning the audible app.
I am now signed up. I even put a book on my wish list. However, it states
that you cannot make purchases through the app.
So does this mean that I have to go to audible.com on my computer, and pay
for a subscription. Then I
, Michelle Bernstein <hamletsweetl...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Audible is now owned by Amazon. I am not sure if you can sign in without
> an Amazon account, but in the upper right corner of the audible sign in
> page is. a telephone number for any questions which is 888-283-5051.
>
Audible is now owned by Amazon. I am not sure if you can sign in without an
Amazon account, but in the upper right corner of the audible sign in page is. a
telephone number for any questions which is 888-283-5051.
Regards, Michelle
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Hi everyone,
The other day I put the audible app on my iPhone. I would love to have an
audible subscription again.
However, I cannot figure out how to sign up. It wants me to use my Amazon
account.
However, is there a different way I can sign up?
Thank you very much! Terri
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Hello Sieghard,
After my mistaking this app for Audible, I am taking nothing for granted
(smile). When I first downloaded the free audiobook, I received a message
stating that the title was downloading followed by a progress bar.
Upon subsequence launches of the app, when opening the book
Hello Sieghard,
Well, I definitely have proverbial egg on my face.
You are correct, I just went and looked more closely at the app and it is,
indeed, AudioBooks--not Audible.
Wow!
The icon looks very much like the Audible app, even with the same color scheme.
Wow!.
Well, I guess
Hello Ricardo,
That is interesting.
By the way, I have called the Audible tech support people, four times. Each
time I kept having to explain to them that I was referring to an Apple TV, not
an iPad, not a browser, not an iPhone but an Apple TV 4th Generation.
The fourth tech I spoke
the entire house.
> Anyhow, while the Echo seems like an interesting and fun device, I still
> would like to see an Audible app for the Apple TV. Unfortunately at this
> point many Amazon services like Amazon instant video which is part of Amazon
> Prime in the States are not available i
and can easily Airplay to it from my
iPhone if I want to listen to an audio book in a particular room or across the
entire house.
Anyhow, while the Echo seems like an interesting and fun device, I still would
like to see an Audible app for the Apple TV. Unfortunately at this point many
Amazon services
Hi Sieghardt,
You don't by any chance have an Amazon Alexa, do you? That could be an echo or
one of the newer devices. You can stream audible books in there and pick up on
your eye device or any other device that supports audible. Of course the book
would have to be downloaded onto the device
This would, by the way, also explain why Mark can't delete the books,
AudioBooks.com is primarily a streaming service so the books most likely are
never downloaded to the Apple TV.
Audible offers the streaming of audio books via their website and I wouldn't be
surprised that there is no app yet
Hi,
That is indeed interesting and I have a feeling Mark has mistaken the "Audio
books" app on the Apple TV fourth gen with "Audible". Audio Books is from
Simply Audio Books at www.AudioBooks.com and after just doing a Google search I
conclude there is not yet an Audible
same method one would use to delete an
> app. It does not work.
>
> I saw the Audible app in my purchase history of the tvOS App Store on my
> Apple TV. I never would have thought of downloading it were it not in my
> purchased list.
>
> Mark
>
> -Origin
I saw audiobooks.com and I was wondering what the difference was between that
and audible. I don't have audible myself. Now I know they are two different
things. Thanks for enlightening me, smile!
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
Hello My Friend,
Yes I did, indeed, attempt to use the same method one would use to delete an
app. It does not work.
I saw the Audible app in my purchase history of the tvOS App Store on my Apple
TV. I never would have thought of downloading it were it not in my purchased
list.
Mark
Hi mark,
Have you tried the same way you get rid of apps, press and hold the touchpad,
then press the Play/Pause button? This is only a guess which leads me to my
question. How do get Audible on the Apple TV? I can only assume for some reason
it is not available in Canada because when I look
Hello Everyone,
I am cross-posting this question.
Does anyone know how to delete an audio book from the Audible app on the
latest version of tvOS?
My situation is as follows:
Because I have a legacy Audible account, one that has not yet been linked to
Amazon, I can only login to my account
googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Blind low vision survey - win Samsung health tracker, Audible
> gift cards, Saks Fifth Avenue handbag and more
>
> Hi all,
> I've posted to this list and other lists many times before, as you can see
> by searching in your inbox history.
> My univer
, Audible gift
cards, Saks Fifth Avenue handbag and more
Hi all,
I've posted to this list and other lists many times before, as you can see by
searching in your inbox history.
My university email is pcs2001(at)tc.columbia.edu. I separated the @ sign to
avoid receiving spam myself. If you wish
ed the @
> sign to avoid receiving spam myself. If you wish to reach me you can
> simply replace at with @ sign. Audible gift card is normal practice as
> prize, and I added Samsung tracker and Saks Fifth Avenue to ensure a
> more representative sample in terms of gender and device platfo
Hi all,
I've posted to this list and other lists many times before, as you can
see by searching in your inbox history.
My university email is pcs2001(at)tc.columbia.edu. I separated the @
sign to avoid receiving spam myself. If you wish to reach me you can
simply replace at with @ sign. Audible
.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Phil
> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 12:56 AM
> To: VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Blind low vision survey - win Samsung health tracker, Audible gift
> cards, Saks Fifth Avenue handbag and more
>
> Hi everyone,
&g
on survey - win Samsung health tracker, Audible gift
cards, Saks Fifth Avenue handbag and more
Hi everyone,
My name is Phil So. I'm with Columbia University and City University
of New York Baruch College. I'm writing to invite you to take a 20
minute online survey. The aim of
o take this survey will enter into a
sweepstakes. In addition, the person who refers the most number of people
to
participate will also win the top prize.
Prizes include Saks Fifth Avenue handbag, Samsung health tracker, Audible
gift cards and more!
Please tell your friends and colleagues by
o take this survey will enter into a
sweepstakes. In addition, the person who refers the most number of people
to
participate will also win the top prize.
Prizes include Saks Fifth Avenue handbag, Samsung health tracker, Audible
gift cards and more!
Please tell your friends and colleagues by
Whether it was the update that came out today, or I finally got the
magic gesture right, I have now successfully logged into Audible and can
play books again.
Kathy Blackburn
kblac...@austin.rr.com
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If you have
or even when she uses the
"Forward" button when she is in the email field nothing happens, Voiceover
won't go into edit mode, no keyboard comes up and she simply can't enter her
password. I have logged out from Audible in the app and had no problems getting
to the password field using eit
Hello Kathy,
Have you attempted to login to the Audible website, directly, from a web
browser? If so, were you allowed access?
Just curious.
Mark
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Sent: Wednesday, March
what may have caused this.
Regards,
Sieghard
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Andrew Roberts
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 1:30 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: The audible App for iPhone
Hi,
I haven't used
I spoke with another tech support person at Audible today. I could hear
voiceOver on the iPhone she was using. While she could not reproduce my
problem, she was not dismissive toward me. We went through the drill of
uninstalling the app, powering off the phone and rebooting it, and
re
Hi,
I haven't used the Audible app on my iPhone for a while for various reasons.
However I know there were books on the device.
However this morning, when opening the app (which has been recently updated)
there would appear to be no books actually on the device - the only books I can
see
Clip (time) you want and tap on "Go to location".
Regards,
Sieghard
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sylvester thomas III
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 2:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Audible and bookmark
Greetings All!
The new Audible update removed the bookmark links/buttons.
Now there is something called clips, but how do you set bookmarks now?
Thanks for any help.
Sly
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An update to the Audible app came out today. I installed it, but I still
find that the password field does not open, no matter what gesture I
try. I have called Audible technical support. The first person I spoke
with thought I just had forgotten my password, which is not the case. I
As we are talking about Audible, I have a question. I had problems also logging
in, but it was their capcha. I called them and somehow we got in. Still have no
idea except I didn't have a username or password on file with them, though some
years ago I had put them in. The gentleman read me
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Kathy Blackburn
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 5:11 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Still Can't Login to Audible
Thank you, Sieghard, for your careful explanation. I used to have no problems
with the Audible
Thank you, Sieghard, for your careful explanation. I used to have no
problems with the Audible app until the version prior to this newest
release. That one stopped working - wouldn't download - so I deleted
and re-installed the app. I can get as far as typing in my email
address. Then if I
Hi Kathy,
Can you describe in more detail where exactly you have problems? I just went to
the "More" tab on the bottom right of the Audible app, then I tapped on
Settings and on Sign Out.
I was then signed out and just to be sure I would get a fresh start, I exited
the app and remov
Yes, you can sign in to Audible with your Amazon email and password.
If you are new to Audible you get 1 book for free. After this you have to
either buy books at full price or buy a membership. There are basically 4 kinds
of membership although one could say there are only 2 kinds and each one
Hi,
Also, regarding your login issue, I am at the point where I want to know your
device and version of iOS. If you are running 9, have you installed any
additional keyboards? What is your voice over typing mode (standard, touch, or
direct touch typing)?
—k
Faith doesn’t give you the answers,
the app from the app switcher then
> restart the app. Make sure cloud is selected.
>
>> On 2/11/16, Lelia <leliastr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all, has any one had this issue? I seem to have lost all of my books on
>> audible. Let me give an example, a few months ago
Hi all, has any one had this issue? I seem to have lost all of my books on
audible. Let me give an example, a few months ago I got the Andromeda
strain and last night I went to listen to it and its gone.
Sincerely,
Lelia Struve
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all of my books on
> audible. Let me give an example, a few months ago I got the Andromeda
> strain and last night I went to listen to it and its gone.
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Lelia Struve
>
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Thank you all. I appreciate you insights on Audible. I did not realize they
include dramatiztions, so that might be a nice way for me to use the credits.
It’s nice to know that they have a return policy, too.
robin
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
You can also use the Amazon echo to play audible books. That's a really nice
option. I have been explored being able to navigate within the book, but I know
you can change which book you are playing. And of course, your place is
remembered regardless of the book being played.
Sent from my
I think iPods support audible books if transferred to them via iTunes. At
least, this was true the last time I checked. You should be able to use the
Audible manager on Windows to import titles purchased from audible into iTunes,
and then transfer them to your iPod.
Thanks,
Ari
> On Jan
I have been following the conversation on the Audible thread and wanted to
offer my point of view.
While I do have the Audible app on my iPhone and, in fact, have an Audible
account, I prefer to purchase my Audible titles via iTunes for, as far as I
can tell, only those titles purchased through iTun
Hello,
In the spirit of brevity, I’m going to place my responses to the various
comments/questions in this thread, in one reply:
Marie:
I completely agree with you; this is the primary reason why I continue to
purchase my Audible titles via iTunes.
Mary:
I cannot comment as to the prices one
Hello All,
I have been following the conversation on the Audible thread and wanted to
offer my point of view.
While I do have the Audible app on my iPhone and, in fact, have an Audible
account, I prefer to purchase my Audible titles via iTunes for, as far as I
can tell, only those titles
Not to start an argument, but I have a Nano and listen to Audible books on
it just fine. If you import the audible books to ITunes you can synch to the
Nano and it is such a small little player it is perfect for purse or pocket.
Marie
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Sent: Sunday
ot more than what you would pay if you purchase
> them with credits on audible, especially if you have something like the
> platinum plan, or even the gold plan. I hear what you're saying about battery
> life. But the premium you pay for that privilege is just entirely too much in
> my vi
Hi Mark,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the last time I looked at any audiobooks on
iTunes, the prices were a lot more than what you would pay if you purchase them
with credits on audible, especially if you have something like the platinum
plan, or even the gold plan. I hear what you're saying
January 10, 2016 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Just Another Point of View on Enjoying Audible Titles
Hi Mark,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the last time I looked at any audiobooks on
iTunes, the prices were a lot more than what you would pay if you purchase
them with credits on audible, especially if y
Hi, what is a nano?"
Cathy and Tiny.
> On Jan 10, 2016, at 8:52 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have been following the conversation on the Audible thread and wanted to
> offer my point of view.
>
> While I do have the Audible
I tend to listen to audio books on my Victor reader stream, rather than
on my Apple devices and have sometimes had difficulties transferring the
Audible books to my Stream so I decided to end my subscription to Audible.
I started out listening to Audible books when I first became visually
I loved Audible when I had it. I was with them for about 10 years. I
stopped the Audible subscription only because I needed to cut down my
personal budget a bit after losing my job several years ago. I think you'll
enjoy it.
_
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone
I turned off my Audible subscription last summer when I was out of work for a
few weeks, but am considering turning it back on soon, because there are two
books I know they have, that are very well read. That is the major reason I
will resubscribe, some of their readers are very good, similar
My experience with Audible Customer Service has been similar to that of
Richard's. I've always gotten the treatment sought whether calling them on
the phone or dealing with them via email. This is sort of what I expect
since I've always gotten excellent customer service from Amazon who
Just a hint about Audible and the Stream. Once you have activated the Stream,
all you need do is put the sd card in the card reader and copy the books you
want from the downloads sub-folder of The Audible folder on your computer and
copy them to the sd card. They play just fine
$12.50 per credit.
Richard
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Woody Anna Dresner
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 8:58 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: why audible?
Hi,
I have subscribed to Audible for about 12 years. I love some
Hi Michelle,
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Michelle Bernstein
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 10:28 AM
To: VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: why audible?
Thanks, Sieghard. I agree that lis
oups.com] On Behalf Of
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 10:59 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: why audible?
>
> For the really big book users out there, like me, audible offers a platinum
> subscription, which gives you 24 credits. Of course you hav
Let me say that, in my opinion, the current incarnation of the Audible app is
a really good one to use with VoiceOver. Even if you are not currently using
Audible, but might in the future, get this update, or at least get it in iTunes
on your computer, so you will have it.. I hope I am
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Michelle Bernstein
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 9:23 AM
To: VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: why audible?
One positive about Audible is that I understand that you can now return books
if you do not like th
Hi Michelle,
Listening to Audible on an iOS device is generally a fantastic experience. I
used to have a Stream and a Booksense which I bought just before I realized I
could buy an iPod Touch which was fully accessible and I never looked back. I
sold my Stream and my Booksense because what
Hi,
I have subscribed to Audible for about 12 years. I love some of the recordings
I can get there but not on BARD, such as Neil Gaiman reading his own works and
the fabulous full-cast recording of Dracula. I love that you can get some
wonderful dramatizations, such as the BBC production
One positive about Audible is that I understand that you can now return
books if you do not like the book or the book's narrator and in effect,
have your credit for the book returned to your account.
I did encounter an issue with Audible about three years ago when I was
given a year's
Thanks, Sieghard. I agree that listening to an audible book using the audible
app is much easier than transferring the books to the stream, and I have
listened to audible books using the app when I am at home. But I find the
sturdiness of the stream device better suited to crowded public
For the really big book users out there, like me, audible offers a platinum
subscription, which gives you 24 credits. Of course you have to pay for that
all at once. But the cost per credit then becomes less than $10. You can carry
12 from one year to another. I have never had a problem using
Wow, not using credits… that should happen to me! I used to pay for the
Platinum membership up front, $229 for 24 credits, but since my wife arrived
here from the Philippines I don’t read quite as much any more and of course the
low Canadian Dollar makes Audible more expensive here. My $14.95
.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Mary Otten
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 10:59 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: why audible?
For the really big book users out there, like me, audible offers a platinum
subscription, which gives you 24
Hi, there:
I find that at least for us in Canada, Audible has books that bookstore does
not have and the quality is amazing as well on the iPhone. Like Sighard, I do
not use my stream hardly at all any more.
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Benjamin Franklin
I use Audible less now than I did, but there are some books that have a great
human reader that are not available through BARD or the CD package costs too
much and is Audible usually has the best price on audio books. Plus, their
books, listened to with their app, have the best book navigation
I have the BARD and Kindle apps on my phone and just purchased VoiceDream to
access my bookshare account. Many of you also talk about Audible. I have
stayed away from this because I figured I could get plenty of reading
material for free or at lower Kindle prices, but I found a deal of 3 months
Hello Everyone,
A few weeks ago I asked about using the Audible app to play Audible books
already purchased directly from iTunes.
The reason why I posted this question is that, in the beginning, before
there was a VoiceOver accessible Audible app, many people, myself included,
purchased audio
Hi Mark,
As Richard pointed out, Audible is a better deal and depending on how much you
read, you can also buy 24 credits all at once for I think $229, about $9.50 a
book. The good thing about being an Audible member is also that you can sign up
for their daily deal book which is usually
Mark,
Since I only buy my audio books through Audible, I can't answer the iTunes
question exactly. You used to be able to access books loaded through iTunes,
but I think speed adjustment is not available on non-audible books.
But, yes you can navigate by chapter and can put in all the bookmarks
Woo hoo you can navigate chapter by chapter in audible books, the chapter
brakes aren't necessarily at the beginnings of each and every chapter.
Sometimes Audible chapters will contain an actual book chapter or two and part
of another. Just thought I'd put that out there for you.
Thanks,
Ari
Being that Audible books have digital rights management enabled, I am quite
sure the Audible app only can be used to play Audible books. It has to be
linked to an Audible account, although that account does not have to be
active, in that any Audible books that have been purchased can
Hello Everyone,
I purchase all of my non-NLS audio books from the iTunes Store. Therefore,
as far as I am aware, anyway, I do not have an Audible account nor do I have
any intention of creating one.
While I do enjoy using the iOS 9.1 version of iBooks, I would like to be
able to move through
Arnold, I've been an audible user for a very long time, and what you say
is exactly correct.
On 27/11/2015 21:53, Arnold Schmidt wrote:
Being that Audible books have digital rights management enabled, I am
quite sure the Audible app only can be used to play Audible books. It
has to be linked
on. The easiest way I found
to deal with this problem is to have sounds in the rotor, which I do anyway,
and turn them off when listening to audible. I also put focus on the play Slash
pause button, then mute speech. If I want to do anything that means I need to
pause in order to pay attention to something
For me Voiceover focus goes briefly to the volume control if I push volume up
or down buttons if the Audible app is open. It is a bit annoying because it
makes a little tone and Voiceover says the volume level, then the tone again
before the volume control disappears.
However, this happens only
Hello all, I have an I phone 5S with the latest update. I also have the audible
app with the latest update. Here is my situation, I noticed when I am listening
to a book and device is selected, whenever I turn up or down the volume, it
clicks. Does anybody else have that issue? And if so
I never have occasion to look at a wish list. Mine is so old and out of date,
frankly, that I really should just delete things in there and start over. But
regarding why you can't buy things with in the audible app. That is because
Apple takes a 30% cut. And Amazon does not want to give Apple
nkly, that I really should just delete things in there and start
> over. But regarding why you can't buy things with in the audible app. That
> is because Apple takes a 30% cut. And Amazon does not want to give Apple 30%
> of its audible sales, so it doesn't let you buy things in the app,
I have the latest version of the audible app. Unless I'm missing something,
which is possible, being that I'm a new user to audible, but no there is not a
way to view your wishlist using the app.
Donna
> On Nov 16, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Shermeen Khan <shermee...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
Hi list,
I'm just wondering if the current version of the audible app allows
you to view items on your wishlist. I can't even remember which
version of the app I have, although I know it's an old one, as I was
reluctant to update when I heard of the various issues people were
having. And I'm
quot;Cancel". I guess Cancel is dimmed if focus
is not in the edit field and one may argue that this is a bug, but I don't know
if this is so or if it's deliberate. Anyhow, cancel works fine if focus is in
the edit fireld.
Amazon has definitely done stupid stuff to the Audible app and I stil
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