How to Play Audible Audiobooks on MP3 Player?

Amazon-owned Audible is currently one of the top audiobook service platforms loved by millions of users. It is the United States' largest audiobook producer and retailer, which extensively focuses only on audio content, like audiobooks, podcasts, etc.

The range of audio content available from Audible is unparalleled. There are over 470,000 titles on Audible library. And they’ve got the audio version to pretty much every single book, many of which are narrated by professional narrators and celebrities. As soon as an audiobook is released, you can always get your hands on new releases immediately on Audible. 

Audible is undoubtedly the most popular audiobook subscription service out there. You can access Audible books via their Audible app which is compatible with all mainstream platforms. Unfortunately, Audible utilize security technologies (DRM) to protect the intellectual property rights of their content providers and authors. So, for those of you who want to play audible books on your MP3 player, you need to convert your Audible files to MP3 first.

Fortunately, there are many Audible converters that can help you remove DRM from your Audible files and convert them to MP3. After trying all the audible converter tools out there, we can easily come to the conclusion that Epubor Audible Converter is the most powerful and hassle-free tool that can convert your Audible files to MP3 with simply one click. Let’s follow the below guide to convert Audible audiobooks to MP3 effortlessly. 

Step 1, download and install Epubor Audible Converter on your computer.

Step 2, convert Audible audiobooks to MP3.

Launch Epubor Audible Converter, drag and drop your audible books to the software, or you can add audible files by clicking the Add button at the top of the software. Then choose MP3 as the output format and click the convert button to start the conversion. 

When the conversion complete, it will pop up a folder that includes all of your converted audible files. 

Bonus tips: if you haven’t downloaded audible books yet or don’t know how to download them to your computer, you can follow this guide to download audible books easily. 

How to Upload EPUB/PDF/Kindle to Google Play Books

Google Play Books app is an excellent alternative to the Kindle app. As a free ebook reader app coming from Google, it gives you access to a large bookstore with a collection of millions of books and also lets you upload your epub/pdf books from other sources to create your own library. Besides, you can easily sync the bookmarks and notes to Google Drive or share them with others for collaboration. Better still, you can sync ebooks across mobile and computer once you upload them to the cloud. In this post, I will guide you on how to upload ebooks to Google Play Books step by step.

Before we start, there are a few points we need to know:

• Google Play Books only supports DRM-free EPUB and PDF files. Kindle books (KFX, AZW, AZW3, Mobi) and any other DRM-protected files (e.g. Kobo/Nook ebooks) cannot be uploaded. For such files, you can use Epubor Ultimate to help you remove the eBook DRM and convert them to EPUB or PDF.

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• Books can be added to Google Books either from the computer or Android app. You cannot add ebooks from an iPhone or iPad. But don't worry, the books uploaded from the computer or Android app will sync automatically across devices so you can also read them on iPhone or iPad.

• Here this guide only introduces the steps of adding ebooks to Google Play Books from the computer as it's much easier than from an Android device. 

How to Upload Kindle Books to Google Play Books?

As Google Play Books only supports ePub & PDF format, we need to convert Kindle books (KFX, AZW, AZW3, Mobi format) to ePub/PDF at first. You can read the following article to learn how to convert Kindle books to DRM-free ePub/PDF format.

Detailed Guide: The Easiest Ways to Convert Kindle AZW to PDF

After you convert Kindle books to ePub/PDF, we can read the next part to upload the converted Kindle books to Google Play Books.

How to Upload EPUB/PDF to Google Play Books?

Step 1. Visit Google Play Books in a browser from your computer and sign in with your Google account.

Step 2. Click "My Books" at the left-side bar.

Step 3. In the upper-right corner, click on the "Upload files" button.

Step 4. A window will pop up asking you to select files. You can add ePub/PDF ebook files from your local device or from your Google Drive. 

Step 5. Wait for the file uploading to be completed. You will see a "Processing" word for the book.

When the file has been uploaded to Google Play Books successfully, the "Processing" word will disappear. And you can see the book in the library. You can also click the book cover to rightly open that book on your browser to start reading. These books are also accessible on your other devices in your Google account. The reading position would sync across devices. Now just enjoy reading!

Processing Failed?

—"I have some ePub files that I want to upload to Google Play Books. I have successfully done that to other books. But for some unknown reason, I can't upload these titles. I have tried many times. Google Pay Book just gives back to the message 'Processing failed'."

This is very often when we try to upload some files to Google Play Books. There is no exact reason or solution to this problem. But according to some users' experience, converting your ePub to Mobi and then convert Mobi back to a new ePub file seems to solve certain types of tricky issues with some epub files. Remember to upload the newly created ePub file, instead of the original one. Epubor Ultimate can also help you do such a job. 

Best Way to Merge and Split EPUBs

EPUB is widely used by eBook distributors such as Google Play Books, Kobo, and Apple Books, which makes EPUB one of the most popular formats for ebooks. Most important, EPUB can be an open format and is based on HTML, as opposed to Amazon's proprietary format for Kindle readers.  

When we need to combine and join multiple EPUB ebooks into one EPUB ebook or split off part of an EPUB into a new book to make it easier for you to share or read them, you can follow this guide to merge and split epubs with ease.

As far as we are concerned, using calibre EpubMerge and EpubSplit plugin is by far the most efficient, stable, effortless method to help you merge and split EPUBs. Let’s check it out. 

1. How to merge multiple EPUB files

EpubMerge plugin allows you to create new EPUBs by combining the contents of existing non-DRM EPUB format eBooks. It combines all pages in the ebooks you have selected one by one to create a large ebook. 

Step 1, download the latest version of EpubMerge plugin zip and install the plugin.

Launch calibre, then go to Preferences (in calibre toolbar) > Plugins > Load plugin from file. After the plugin EpubMerge successfully installed, you need to restart calibre for the plugin to take effect. The newly added EpubMerge plugin will appear on the toolbar.

Step 2, merge multiple EPUBs into one in a new book. 

First, select at least 2 epubs in your calibre library and click the EpubMerge icon in calibre toolbar.

Second, rearrange the order of the file combinations.

Tips: EpubMerge plugin provides you the ability to rearrange the order of the file combinations by clicking the button on the right side of the popup window. 

You can move selected books up or down the list. Then click OK and the book for the new merged epub will start creating in the background. 

However, the epub will not be created until you’ve reviewed, edited, and closed the metadata dialog window. 

Lastly, the merged epub will appear in the library when it’s done. 

2. How to split EPUB into smaller parts

Step 1, download the latest version of EpubSplit plugin zip and install the plugin.

Launch calibre, then go to Preferences (in calibre toolbar) > Plugins > Load plugin from file. After the plugin successfully installed, restart calibre for the plugin to take effect.

Step 2, split off part of an EPUB into a new book.

First, right-click on the epub file you want to split and select the EpubSplit icon on the toolbar.

Second, highlight the sections you want to split and click New Book(make one new book containing the sections selected above).

The new book has been created and it will show up on the main interface of calibre.

Bonus tip: 

If your EPUB files are DRM protected, you can follow this guide to remove DRM from your EPUB files (Note: Only EPUB files purchased from Kobo/Nook/Google Play Books are supported).

3 Ways to Convert AZW3 to ePub

AZW3 is one of the most common formats for Kindle eBooks, especially for those downloaded from the Amazon website. However, AZW3 is incompatible with many PC or mobile devices. It can be annoying if we want to read Kindle AZW3 books on Kobo, Nook, Remarkable, or iPad. The only solution is to convert AZW3 to ePub, a format that's supported by most ebook reader devices. 

In this blog, I will share with you several working methods to convert AZW3 to ePub easily. Even though your AZW3 files are restricted by Digital Rights Management (DRM), you will find a solution here. 

1. Convert AZW3 to ePub with Epubor Ultimate - The Best Way😀

Epubor Ultimate supports converting all AZW3 files, no matter they are DRM-protected or not, to various formats including ePub, PDF, Mobi, TXT. With its user-friendly interface, you can quickly and easily get it started. 

Step 1. Download and run Epubor Ultimate. 

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Step 2. Remove DRM from AZW3.

If your AZW3 files are DRM-protected, you will receive a bug report with a "Kindle DRM" error the first time you add the AZW3 files to the Epubor Ultimate interface, as the below picture shows. 

Therefore, it's a must to remove the Kindle DRM from AZW3 files first before we can convert them to ePub. Let's continue to remove the DRM.

Case 1. If you have your Kindle e-ink device on hand, just connect your Kindle to your computer via a USB cable. And then add your AZW3 files to Epubor Ultimate once again, you will see your AZW3 files are "decrypted" which means the DRM is removed successfully.

Case 2. If your Kindle e-ink device is not in your hand right now, you should go to Amazon.com to find your Kindle serial Number and then go to User center>> Setting>>Kindle>>fill in the Kindle serial number>>Click "OK". 

Next, close the Settings window and go back to the main interface of Epubor Ultimate. Drag and drop your AZW3 files to this program, you will also find that they are decrypted immediately.

Step 3. Convert AZW3 to ePub.

Choose ePub as the output format from the "Convert to XXX" menu, and then click the convert button again. The AZW3 to ePub conversion will begin.

After conversion, you can see a succeeded word showing.

2. Convert AZW3 to ePub with Calibre

Speaking of converting AZW3 to ePub, Calibre is another amazing ebook converter. It's an open-source and one-stop solution for ebook management. What's best, it's a totally free program. 

To convert AZW3 files to ePub with Calibre, first add your AZW3 books to the Calibre library, select the book, and click the button “Convert books” at the top menu bar. In the next pop-up window, choose ePub as the output format and then click “OK” to start the conversion.

Cannot convert AZW3 with Calibre?

The Calibre itself does not support converting DRM-protected AZW3 files. If you are told "This book is locked by DRM", you cannot convert AZW3 with Calibre, unless you add the DeDRM_plugin to Calibre. 

For a detailed guide, you can read How to Remove DRM from Kindle AZW3 Files with Calibre Plugin.

3. Convert AZW3 to ePub Online

There are many online AZW3 to ePub converter you can find on the internet, among which Zamzar is the top choice because it provides the fastest conversion speed. 

To convert AZW3 to ePub online with Zamzar, just visit the site https://www.zamzar.com/convert/azw3-to-epub/, add the AZW3 files, choose ePub as the output format, and click “Convert Now.” Usually, the conversion would be completed soon.

Notice: 

The online AZW3 to ePub converters cannot handle DRM-protected AZW3 files. If you add an AZW3 file to Zamzar, you will get such an error: Please check that your source file is not corrupt, password-protected or restricted by DRM (Digital Rights Management). So if you have DRM-protected AZW3 files, it's highly recommended to convert AZW3 to ePub with Epubor Ultimate.