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Longstone I use Audible for some stuff, but I kind of like the idea of owning something with my purchase in case they decide to no longer "feature" a title I don't loose anything. I have audible for a few books that have been gifted to me. But I typically rip the CD and use "MakeItOne" to create .mp3 by chapter, or just one giant .mp3 for the entire book.
I appreciate the feedback though.
You can download the Audible book to a PC and own it. Problem is, I haven't found a software package which can break the encryption so conversions to mp3 are done in real time instead of a direct rip on the files. So doable, but a pain.