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I can't play an audiobook

If you can't play a file you downloaded from the Audible website, you may have exceeded the number of computers authorized to play the Audible file. Or you may be trying to listen to an Audible file that was purchased using someone else’s account.

Audible spoken programs purchased from the iTunes Store can be played on up to five computers at a time. (You can't play Audible files bought from the iTunes Store on a sixth computer until you deauthorize one of the already authorized computers.)

Spoken programs purchased from the Audible website can be downloaded to up to three computers at a time.

To deauthorize a computer:

To see where a file was purchased, select it, choose File > Get Info, and then look in the Kind field. Files purchased from the iTunes Store end in ".m4b." Files purchased from the Audible website end in ".aa."

To see who downloaded an Audible file, select it in the library and choose File > Get Info. The Purchased By or Owner field shows the user name for the account holder who downloaded the file.

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