How to Download Audible Books to MP3 Players [Updated]

Part 1. Audible Books to MP3 Player: More You Need to Know

First, let's explore more about Audible books on MP3 player. Audible audiobooks are compatible with a wide range of MP3 players, making it easy to enjoy your favorite titles on the go. Below, we've listed some of the most popular Audible-compatible MP3 players.

Note: Not all MP3 players are compatible with Audible audiobooks. Before subscribing to Audible, be sure to check your device's specifications. Additionally, if you're using an older MP3 player, updating its firmware may be necessary for proper compatibility.

1) iOS devices like Apple iPod Touch
2) Android devices
3) Fire Tablets (Free)
4) SanDisk MP3 players (Sansa, Clip Sport PLus/Go, Clip Voice and Clip Jam MSC)
5) Creative Zen X-Fi3 MP3 player
6) Sony Walkman (NW-A25HN, NW-A105)
7) Windows Phone
8) Microsoft Zune
9) Alexa devices
10) Kindle Products (Except for Kindle Keyboards and Touch)
11) Victor Reader Stream MSC 2/3
12) Bones Milestone 212/312
13) AGPTEK A02S 16GB MP3 Player
14) Garmin MP3 player (Approach G80 Golf GPS)
15) TomTom GPS device
16) FiiO M7 MP3 player

View also:

How to Play Audible on Alexa

How to Play Audible on SanDisk Sansa

How to Play Audible on Sony Walkman

How to Listen to Audible on Kindle

How to Play Audible on iPod

Part 2. How to Put Audible Books on MP3 Player [Official Ways]

As we stated above, not all MP3 players support the audiobooks you purchased from Audible.com. As a consequence, before starting to download and move Audible books to MP3 players, please make sure the target MP3 player is included in the supported list of Audible.

If you have a compatible Audible MP3 player, you can use Audible Manager or AudibleSync for Windows to download Audible books to play Audible on MP3 player. Since there is no dedicated Audible app for MP3 players, these tools provide the necessary support. The exact steps may vary depending on your Windows OS, so you can select the appropriate tutorial below to sync Audible files to an MP3 player.

However, if you don't have an Audible-supported MP3 player, you can skip to Part 3 to use AudFree Audible Converter to make it.

Method 1. Download and Transfer Audible Books to MP3 Player with AudibleSync

AudibleSync is a dedicated downloading app developed by Audible that allows you to download audiobooks and sync your listening progress across multiple devices and aids you to listen to Audible offline anywhere. In this way, you can seamlessly switch between your mobile, tablet, or computer while keeping your place in the audiobook. Besides, it is available on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Now, check the steps below to learn how to put audiobooks on MP3 player from Audible.

Step 1. Install the AudibleSync app for your computer.

Step 2. Connect your MP3 player that is compatible with Audible to your computer via a USB cable.

Step 3. Launch the AudibleSync app and sign in with your Audible account. Then it will take you to your Audible library.

Step 4. Search for the title of your preferred Audible books or go to 'Library' > 'My Audiobooks' to choose books.

Step 5. Click on the 'Download' button on the right side of the title bar.

Step 6. Tap on the 'device' icon from the left sidebar to choose your MP3 player.

Step 7. Click on the upper-right 'Activate Device' button to enable your MP3 player.

Step 8. Drag and drop the downloaded Audible books directly to your MP3 player folder or click 'Copy to device'.

Afterward, the downloaded Audible audiobooks will be stored on your MP3 player. Please disconnect your MP3 player from your computer.

Method 2. Make Audible Audiobooks Download to MP3 Player with Audible Manager

Audible Manager, a desktop app, facilitates you to download your purchased audiobooks from Audible to your computer and manage the audiobooks library on Audible. Also, it empowers you to transfer your audiobooks to Audible-compatible MP3 players and burn Audible audiobooks to CDs. However, Audible Manager is being phased out in favor of the newer Audible app for Windows and Mac.

Step 1. Download the Audible Manager app on your computer and connect the MP3 player to the computer with a USB cable.

Step 2. Sign in with your Audible account on Audible Manager.

Step 3. From the menu bar, choose the 'Device' and the 'Add New Device' options. It will show up a list of all compatible devices. You need to select the target MP3 player from them and click 'OK' to confirm it.

Step 4. There is a prompt if you want to install the component files. You can confirm it and close Audible Manager to wait for the end of the installation process.

Step 5. Relaunch Audible Manager and go to 'Mobile Device'.

Step 6. Right-click on your MP3 player and select 'Activate' from the pop-up window.

Step 7. Head over to 'Library' to choose the title and hit the 'Add to Device' option.

Pros and Cons of Audible Manager and AudibleSync:

🙆‍ Pros	✔ Audible Manager and AudibleSync are free to use. ✔ Easy to operate.
🙅Cons	❌ They are only available on Windows. ❌ You are required to authorize audiobooks with your Audible account. ❌ They work for a few Audible-compatible MP3 players only. ❌ Need to subscribe to Audible Plus or Audible Premium Plus plans if you want to download premium audiobooks.

Part 3. How to Download Audible Books to MP3 Player [Advanced Way]

The official methods provided by Audible make it easy to get Audible books files on a supported MP3 player. However, what if your MP3 player can't be recognized by Audible due to incompatibility? Fortunately, there is an alternative way to make Audible playable for any MP3 player here.

Audible books are encoded in AA/AAX format with built-in protected technology, which prevents direct transfer to certain MP3 players. It is the key reason you can't import Audible files to some MP3 players by your special needs. To break this limitation, you need to get an Audible converter to convert Audible to MP3 format, a commonly used audio file type in advance.

AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter, working on both Windows and Mac, is a commercial program. It can convert Audible AA/AAX to universal MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, M4A, M4B, AIFF, WMA, etc. and get Audible audiobooks MP3 download free without original quality touched. In this way, Audible users can keep the converted Audible audiobooks as local files perpetually and listen to audiobooks anywhere. Besides, it supports preserving full ID3 tags and splitting by chapter function. So, you can cut your audiobooks into chapters as you like and organize your audiobook library with original metadata information.

After using this tool, you can transfer Audible file to MP3 player or other devices you want for offline listening.

Section 1. How to Convert Audible for MP3 Player via AudFree Audible Converter

Now, please download and install AudFree Audible AA/AAX Audiobook Converter on your computer in advance by clicking the above 'Download' button. Note: This AudFree Software offers a free trial version to use its main features.

Step 1Import Audible audiobooks to AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter

When AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter is launched, you can drag and drop the Audible audiobooks to the conversion window or click the first 'Add Files' button to choose and add your favorite books.

Note: Before adding Audible files to the converter, please make sure you already downloaded Audible audiobooks to your comptuer with your Audible account.

Step 2Set output format for Audible to MP3 players

To convert Audible AAX to MP3, please click the 'Format' icon at the bottom-left corner of the main interface. It will pop up a new window, in which you can choose MP3 as the output format for the compatibility of Audible books on MP3 players. Also, you can customize other audio parameters, such as the bit rate, sample rate, audio codec, and channel.

Step 3Convert Audible books for MP3 player

Please hit the 'Convert' button at the bottom right of the main interface, this smart Audible converter will start to get audiobooks converted to MP3 player-compatible audio files. After the conversion, you can touch the 'Converted' button to locate unprotected Audible MP3 books on your computer.

Section 2. How to Put Audible Books on MP3 player

Step 1. Please plug your MP3 player into the USB port on your computer via a USB cable.

Step 2. Find Audible unprotected MP3 files on your computer and copy them.

Step 3. Open your MP3 player storage in Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder.

Step 4. Now, paste the local Audible audiobooks to MP3 player.

Step 5. Unplug your MP3 player from your computer. Once done, you can play Audible audio files on all MP3 players without problems. Now, even if you cancel Audible membership, you can also access those converted Audible audiobooks on any MP3 player.

Pros and Cons of AudFree Audible Converter:

🙆‍ Pros	✔ Help access Audible books on all kinds of MP3 players and devices. ✔ Support downloading Audible books to MP3 and other popular formats for free. ✔ AudFree Audible Converter is available for Mac and Windows OS. ✔ Allow splitting audiobooks into small parts by chapters. ✔ Allow to reset output codec, bit rate, sample rate, volume and more for Audible books.
🙅Cons	❌ Need to pay for a full version.

Part 4. FAQs about Audible on MP3 Player

Q1: Can You Download Audible Audiobooks to MP3 Player?

A: Yes. To download Audible books to MP3 player, you can use Audible Manager and AudibleSync to help you if you have an Audible-compatible MP3 player. If not, you can use AudFree Audible Converter to download Audible audiobooks for MP3 player.

Q2: Can You Put Audible Books on MP3 Player?

A: No, you can't put audiobooks on MP3 player from Audible as they are protected. So, first you need to convert Audible audiobooks to plain audio formats via AudFree Audible Converter. Then you can transfer audiobooks to any MP3 player for playback.

Q3: How to Transfer Audible Books to MP3 Player?

A: First, using the AudFree Audible Audiobooks Converter to save Audible books as MP3 output format. Then connect your MP3 player to your computer via a USB cable to transfer Audible files to your MP3 player.

Q4: Can MP3 Player Supports to Play Audible AAX Audiobooks?

A: No, it can't. Audible audiobooks are encoded in AA/AAX format with protection. But you can convert Audible files to MP3 player-supported format first and import them to your MP3 player device for playing.

Part 5. Verdict

When using the official methods, you'll notice that Audible's protected AA/AAX format restricts playback to only a few supported MP3 players. However, with AudFree Audible Converter, you can convert and download Audible audiobooks into MP3 and other unprotected formats. In this case, you can listen to Audible on MP3 players and devices anytime and anywhere. Check out this reliable and secure tool - it's worth a try!