Kobo has launched two high-end eReaders that rival Kindle. Their key features include an E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen for better contrast and zero glare, plus Bluetooth support for Kobo Audiobooks. You can also sideload your own audiobooks for playback. This guide will show you how to play Audible audiobooks on Kobo.
For your information, here is a list of Kobo devices that currently support audiobooks: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Clara 2E, Kobo Elipsa 2E, Kobo Libra Colour, Kobo Clara Colour, Kobo Clara BW.
Step 1Download and install Epubor Audible Converter on your computer.
Epubor Audible Converter is the most powerful Audible Converter on the market. It can help you remove DRM effortlessly and convert Audible Audiobooks to MP3 at the fastest conversion speed.
Step 2Log in to Your Audible Account.
Launch Epubor Audible Converter, it can seamlessly load your Audible library upon login your Audible account within the software. Click the "Log in" button to enter your Audible account credentials.
1. Epubor software solely accesses the Audible website's registration service, guaranteeing no collection of your private information.
2. If you can download Audible books from the website, you will get AAX files, then drag and drop them into Epubor Audible Converter without signing in.
Step 3Convert Audible to MP3.
Choose the titles you wish to convert, then drag and drop them into the main interface. Click on "Convert to MP3" button to download audible to MP3.
Why do you need to convert Audible Audiobooks to MP3?
According to Mobileread forum, one techy guy found the clues from the Kobo database, which suggested Kobo's audiobooks were in MP3 format. Then he figured out a way to sideload MP3 files to Kobo.
Step 4Sideload Audible audiobooks to Kobo.
One way for you to sideload MP3 files to Kobo is by zipping this file first and renaming it as a .mp3z file. After plugging in your Kobo device to the computer, you can upload the .mp3z file to Kobo and they can be played nicely.
There’s no way to get metadata of the sideloaded audiobooks. The title of the audiobook will be the file name, the author is "Unknown Author" and there is no cover. And in the book list, the type is "MP3Z".
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