Engineering:Ambling Audio Books
| Launch date | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Platform(s) | Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Members | 33,739 registered |
| Pricing model | Free and paid downloads |
| Availability | worldwide |
| Website | amblingbooks |
Ambling Books was a privately held online company that offered free and paid DRM-free audiobooks for download and audio book player software for computers and mobile devices. Ambling was also a distribution channel for audiobook publishers. The company went out of business in February 2016.[1]
History
- Nov. 2008 – iBookTreasures.com begins development phase[2]
- Feb. 2009 – Company is incorporated by owner Howard Davis as iBookTreasures, LLC[3]
- Mar. 2011 – Released Ambling BookPlayer for the Mac[4]
- July 2011 – Released Ambling BookPlayer for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch[5]
- February 2016 – Ambling Books shuts down[1]
Websites
AmblingBooks.com
In July 2010, Ambling Audio Books launched AmblingBooks.com as a "publisher-friendly" distribution channel for audio book publishers.[better source needed] Website offered access to over 10,000 free and discounted audio books from publishers including Simon & Schuster, Blackstone Audio, BBC Audiobooks, Tantor Audio, and LibriVox.
AmblingBookPlayer.com
In August 2009, the AmblingBookPlayer.com site was launched offering specialized audiobook playing software called the Ambling BookPlayer.[6] This software, initially created for Android devices, offered several benefits over existing MP3 players:
- Automatic file handling (listeners interact with multiple MP3 files as a single book).
- Chapter-based, instead of file-based navigation.
- Extensive bookmarking and note-making capabilities.
- Series-based library organization (titles in a series are ordered by chronological date, not alphabetically).
- Automatic bookmark history prevents listeners from losing their place.
- Sleep timer stops the audio book playback during nighttime listening.[7][8]
The Ambling BookPlayer application supports both wired and wireless downloading of audio books from AmblingBooks.com.
The Ambling BookPlayer has received high ratings from users of the application.[9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=cf0a9cb5b739dfcc6761ac4fe&id=bdbdb4b01d [bare URL plain text file]
- ↑ "WHOIS Results for ibooktreasures.com". Network Solutions. http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/ibooktreasures.com.
- ↑ "iBookTreasures, LLC". Utah Division of Corporations. https://secure.utah.gov/bes/details.html?entity=7256039-0160.
- ↑ "Ambling Books Software Publisher Profile". CNet. http://download.cnet.com/mac/ambling-books/3260-20_4-10121209.html.
- ↑ "Ambling BookPlayer Pro 1.07 for iPhone - Easy, Premium AudioBook Player". iPhoneLife Magazine. http://www.iphonelife.com/promotions/ambling-bookplayer-pro-107-iphone-easy-premium-audiobook-player.
- ↑ "WHOIS Results for amblingbookplayer.com". Network Solutions. http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/amblingbookplayer.com.
- ↑ "Ambling BookPlayer Pro Android App Review". Android App Dictations. http://www.androidappdictions.com/archives/1508.
- ↑ "AppGuide - Ambling BookPlayer Pro". PCWorld. http://www.pcworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=449915.
- ↑ "Ambling BookPlayer Pro". Google play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amblingbooks.bookplayerpro.
- ↑ "Ambling BookPlayer Pro". Apple iTunes Preview. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ambling-bookplayer-pro/id435659951.
External links
- Ambling Audio Books - Audio book and book player download site
- Ambling BookPlayer - Book player application information and user forums
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