audible-cli VS AudiobookHub

mkb79 created a powerful python app with access to the full audible api. Special shout out to him because he's single handedly done more to reverse engineer the non-public audible api than the rest of us combined.

This: https://github.com/KrumpetPirate/AAXtoMP3 + your audible key (that you can get from https://github.com/mkb79/audible-cli) is all you need.

I personally use audible-cli to download files from audible and AAXtoMP3 to decrypt them. Don't know anything about Kobo. audible-cli: https://github.com/mkb79/audible-cli AAXtoMP3: https://github.com/KrumpetPirate/AAXtoMP3

I use a combination of this for downloading https://github.com/mkb79/audible-cli

this command line program is available if you're ok with not having a GUI

One user created a plugin for my app. With these you are able to import your audible library data to Goodreads. Take a look here for more information.

For less convenient but powerful command line, there's this one, also free and open source.

It's definitely possible but I don't know of an easy way. There's a python audible api and a CLI wrapper for it. You can search this documentation page for "sample". Those are the api calls which will give you the url of the sample clip's audio file.

If you don't mind the lack of graphical interface there's also a cross platform python library with a CLI layer. It's not as intuitive to use but it's very powerful.

However, it also says 'Don't use Windows? Or is Libation just not right for you? Similar apps are on AudiobookHub, nearly all of which are also free'

There are unofficial solutions like my app Libation which does support Plus and removes DRM, and other similar software.

This page https://github.com/rmcrackan/AudiobookHub may have more useful info

Unofficially you can download your books locally using my program Libation or similar then listen with the app of your choice. On my laptop I like VLC because it has speed control.

If Libation's not your jam though, please use something. There are other options, most of which are also free and open source.

I recommend using my software Libation (free, open source, windows) for backing up audible books. If that's not the right choice for you though please use something. There are many alternatives and most are also free and open source.

More related resources: Audiobook Hub

May I include your new software here? And if so, under which heading?

Also checkout AudiobookHub for a variety of audible-focused app, tools, and software.

If you don't mind some extra steps, you can download them with my Libation(windows, free, open source) or a similar program then listen to the files in any program you wish.