Audible Book file size?

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Audible Book file size?

I have not purchased any audible books from ITMS yet. Is there some way to determine the file size that will be downloaded prior to purchase? There may be an obvious way but I haven't been able to find it and I want to get an idea of how much space on my hard drive and ipod I will need.
Thanks for any help,
John

Posted on Oct 28, 2005 8:08 AM

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Answer 1

Onceler

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Oct 28, 2005 11:13 AM in response to Pappasbike

The size of the files will vary depending on the length of the book.

Here are some example sizes:

Book 1: split into 4 separate files of 2 to 2.5 hours each. The file sizes vary from 29 to 36 MB.

Book 2: split into 3 files of 2.25 to 2.5 hours each. The file sizes vary from 31 to 35 MB.

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Answer 2

Oct 28, 2005 4:41 PM in response to Pappasbike

Audiobooks are usually encoded at 32 kbps, or 4000 bytes/second, which is about 1 MB for every 4 minutes. So take the total time, convert to seconds, and divide by 4 to get an idea of how many MB the file will be.

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Answer 3

Pappasbike Author

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Oct 28, 2005 5:29 PM in response to iTunes Mike

Thanks guys that helps me figure it out.
John

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