Audio download/iTunes help needed, please

all_greek_to_me

I downloaded a free audiobook yesterday from The Times website and am now trying to add it to iTunes. I'm getting a message saying, "One or more of the songs you are adding to iTunes are in the WMA format. iTunes will automatically convert them to the AAC format so that they can be added to your iTunes library." When I then click Convert, I get a message saying, "One or more of the songs being added are in the protected WMA format and could not be converted."

Is there any way round this? How do I get the audiobook onto my iPod? I don't want to listen to it out and about, not on my laptop.

Thanks,
all_greek

bat999

Hi
It it's protected WMA format then it's probably only intended to be used with Windows Media Player on your computer.

all_greek_to_me

Thanks. How frustrating! I was hoping to listen to it on a long haul (laptop-less) flight.

all_greek

chorlton

if you have a CD burner you could use Windows Media Player burn the WMA file onto an audio CD - then rip the CD into iTunes.

all_greek_to_me

chorlton wrote: »

if you have a CD burner you could use Windows Media Player burn the WMA file onto an audio CD - then rip the CD into iTunes.

Thanks,
all_greek

all_greek_to_me

chorlton wrote: »

if you have a CD burner you could use Windows Media Player burn the WMA file onto an audio CD - then rip the CD into iTunes.

I've had a go, but as soon as I try to transfer the files from CD onto iTunes, I get the same "protected file" message. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks again,
all_greek

weegie.geek

Sounds like you've burned the WMA to a data disc. Chorlton meant for you to create an actual audio CD that'd be playable in a Hi-Fi.

It has WMA DRM. A way to do what you're wanting would be to remove the DRM. We're not allowed to discuss that here, so you'd have to use the powers of google.