No, you can't purchase through the app. You have to go to the audible site via safari to buy books.
On 7/27/16, Jenifer Barr <claudas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > My question is this... Is there a way that I haven't found yet that allows > you to purchase books directly from the audible ap? That would be nice! > > Jenifer Barr > Jenifer571 on dice world > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 26, 2016, at 8:40 PM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I have no idea whether any of the below comments will affect the issue >> Rose is having with Audible but since we're talking about Audible, I have >> some comments about it. >> >> 1. I'm not having any problems with getting books purchased from Audible >> and added to my library presented appropriately in the Audible version >> 2.13 app on my iPhone 6 running iOS 9.3.3 and they download to my device >> without issue. >> 2. I did note a couple of issues accessing the Audible website with Safari >> on my iPhone. The search button in the upper right of the screen is >> unlabeled and double tapping on it when it has focus with VoiceOver active >> does nothing. When VoiceOver is turned off, pressing this button causes a >> text box to drop down where you can enter your search text. I reported >> this to Audible Tech Support today. >> 3. The last time I tried purchasing Audible books on my computer running >> Windows 7 and Firefox, the button which is labeled either next or continue >> and must be executed to advance after you add books to your shopping cart >> was not displayed or announced by ZoomText with Firefox. I had to use IE >> 11 to complete my purchase. I've also reported this to Audible. >> 4. Audible telephone support has always been good in my experience and >> they can be reached at (888) 283-5051. >> 5. Be aware that at one point in time, you could access your Audible >> account with either a separate Audible ID or your Amazon ID. I'm not sure >> if that is still the case because at some point, I got the feeling I would >> be better off using my Amazon ID to manage my Audible content and switched >> to it. Make sure you are being consistent and using the appropriate ID for >> your purchases and your Audible app. >> >> Hopefully, Rose will get some help from Audible telephone support to >> resolve her issue. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Rose Combs >> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:45 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: What is with Audible? >> >> Thank you, I generally buy on the computer and they show up in the app to >> be downloaded but these two books are not, wondering if it is because I >> forgot to change my credit card number with Audible and was not aware of >> it until two months passed. >> I can buy, just can't get them to show up so I can actually download them >> so far, however, have not spent a lot of time of the issue since I just >> moved and have been organizing a new house, getting things fixed that need >> it, buying furniture ... >> It is at night when no family is here that I seem to have some time to >> read, not a lot of course. Have a ton of NLS books but ... after a >> childhood and many adult years without ready access to more than a book or >> two at a time, I now tend to read two to three at a time, depending on >> which equipment, which subject and where I am when I have time to read. I >> know, I know, but being able to store 200 books on a 32 GB card on the >> Stream, more than 50 on my iPhone and about 20 on my old iPad ... it is so >> much better than waiting for the library to send you something, or series >> out of order. >> >> >> Rose Combs >> roseco...@q.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Daniel L. Gervais >> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:29 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: What is with Audible? >> >> Hi Rose, >> >> I apologize if I am trying to figure out what is happening. Are you >> downloading the book from the Audible site from your computer? >> >> I know that in the past, I used to download them using the Audible >> Download Manager, which once I began the download on the site, the >> download manager would download the files and import into iTunes, at which >> point I would connect my iPhone and sync to the phone. >> >> I have long stopped this procedure as it got too complicated. So in an >> effort to simplify things, I now just go to the site, whether on my >> iPhone, iPad or even on my Windows machine, and buy them from there, but >> not download them. >> >> I then launch my Audible app on either my iPhone or iPad and refresh my >> library, at which point the new books appear and I can easily download >> them onto my device. I found this process much simpler and easier then >> having to download to my computer and sync afterwards. >> >> I am not sure if this is the same or if perhaps you have a Mac and Audible >> has a Mac App, not sure as I don't have a Mac, yet! >> >> I know that using the method I use to sync books to my Audible app, I've >> rarely had an book not sync. I think in the past three years, since I >> began doing all through the iDevice, I've only had two books not appear in >> my list. For those two books, it was just that their system, although it >> had noticed that I purchased those books, something went wrong when it >> tried to sync and behaved as if I hadn't bought them. At that time, I >> just called Audible themselves and they corrected the issue, and I tried >> once more and the app was able to see the books. >> >> Besides that, each time I purchased books and returned to the app to >> refresh, the books appear. >> >> >> >> From: "Rose Combs" <roseco...@q.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Date: 2016/07/26 12:50 PM >> Subject: RE: What is with Audible? >> >> Yes, well in January when I downloaded a book on the computer it asked if >> I wanted it to go to my iPhone or iPad and then told me next time I opened >> the app it would be there. Now I am not asked but am not seeing the two >> books I bought after renewing my account of the iPhone to be downloaded. >> Maybe I need to sign out on the phone and sign in again, I don't know. It >> isn't like I don't have anything to read/listen to at the moment. >> >> >> Rose Combs >> roseco...@q.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Jerry White >> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 5:28 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: What is with Audible? >> >> I agree! This used to be so simple! Now, I usually end up using the JAWS >> cursor to download the books. If you read the entire screen, it will say >> something like "Download". I had to use the jaws cursor to hover the >> pointer over this and hope the menu opened up under it, press the down >> arrow, and hit enter. Very hard to download now! I did notice that it >> was easier in internet explorer than it was in mozilla firefox, though - >> if that helps any. >> >> E-mail me offline if you need to talk further or more in depth. >> >> sorry not too helpful at this point, going off of memory. >> Jerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Kimber Gardner >> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 2:31 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: What is with Audible? >> >> What do you mean by "select" your iPhone? How are you trying to download >> the books? Also, is it just these two particular books?; >> >>> On 7/25/16, Rose Combs <roseco...@q.com> wrote: >>> I seem not to be able to down load two books from Audible in my >>> Library, nothing seems to be working, and I have tried to select my >>> iPhone but no response. This used to work. 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