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Re:Going blind and learning to love audiobooks by sago on Monday December 25, 2017 @05:06PM (#16005931)
Frustratingly (for me) Audible only supports faster reading speeds on its mobile app.

Its webapp doesn't, neither does its Alexa skill, nor does iTunes (which is what it recommends if you download, since it can negotiate the DRM). Anything else requires ripping the DRM.

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Re:Going blind and learning to love audiobooks by BugsJustFindMe on Monday December 25, 2017 @05:57PM (#16006085)
Many years ago I used to play Audible files on a 2nd generation iPod nano, and it supported speed adjustment for books too. That's still a mobile device, of course. But maybe it's an alternative? The only scenario I can think of where playing them in a mobile app is a problem is if you don't have a smartphone.
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Re:Going blind and learning to love audiobooks by sago on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @10:11AM (#16008890)
> The only scenario I can think of where playing them in a mobile app is a problem is if you don't have a smartphone.

What a thought!

But yes, and in the context of partial sight / blindness, smart phones are not great for accessibility.

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