I created a new book, added title and author information, and was all set. From the editing view, tapping on the new M4B file gave me the option to move the file to an existing book or to create a new book. Because it had the same title and author information as the MP3s, Bound added the M4B file to the MP3 version of the book that I previously downloaded. Next, I downloaded the M4B file, which includes the entire audiobook as one file. Although I would like to see automatic sorting of files based on track information, which Delight is in the Details includes, it was simple to reorder the files by using the drag handles next to each file. Tapping on the info button for the book took me to Bound’s editing view, which revealed that the files were out of order because some downloaded more quickly than others. They downloaded quickly, and were grouped as one audiobook. I downloaded the sixteen MP3 files first. Shawn distributed two DRM-free audiobook versions of his book - a single M4B file and sixteen separate MP3 files that correspond to each section of the book, making it great for testing Bound. When I first opened Bound, I connected my Dropbox account and navigated to a folder containing the audiobook version of Shawn Blanc’s book Delight is in the Details. In addition, Bound can only link to Dropbox, something I would like to see expanded to Box, Google Drive, and other storage providers.Ĭonnecting your Dropbox account is simple. Bound supports DRM-free M4B audiobook files and MP3 audio files only it does not support DRM-protected files like those from iTunes.
#Os x audiobook player plus#
Tap on the plus button in the upper righthand corner of the main screen, link your Dropbox account, and then start choosing audiobooks to download to Bound – that’s all it takes to get started. Pain points like these are what create opportunities for third party developers like Tim Bueno who has taken the pain out of getting DRM-free audiobooks onto your iPhone with a promising, although imperfect, Dropbox-connected audiobook player called Bound.īound starts from the premise that with the advent of cloud storage services like Dropbox, loading your audiobooks onto your iPhone shouldn’t require a Mac.
#Os x audiobook player mac#
But Audible is its own proprietary system and even DRM-free audiobooks cannot sync to iBooks on an iOS device without using a Mac and a cable. Services like Audible let you re-download books, and there are plenty DRM-free audiobooks available. ITunes is not, however, the only game in town. iTunes audiobooks are, to borrow a Steve Jobs’ complaint about Blu-ray disks, “ a big bag of hurt.” Download an audiobook to an iOS device that isn’t backed up and if your iPhone or iPad dies, your audiobook dies with it. Once downloaded to a device, an audiobook cannot be re-downloaded.
Audiobooks are also one of the most restrictive types of media you can purchase on iTunes. Long tucked away in Apple’s Music app behind a ‘More’ button, audiobooks were kicked out of Music with iOS 8.4 and now live alongside eBooks in iBooks. Audiobooks occupy a weird backwater on iOS.
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