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Convert YOUR OWN Audible books to MP3 for use on other devices AS YOU ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO DO, SO FUCK OFF AMAZON, SUCK MY BALLS
pip install audible-cli # no need to clone, but it lives here: https://github.com/mkb79/audible-cli
audible quickstart # follow the instructions and log into your Audible account
audible activation-bytes # get the activation bytes required to decrypt the file in ffmpeg
audible download --all --aax-fallback # optional - download your entire library in 'classic' AAX format, which is crackable
ffmpeg -activation_bytes XXXXXXXX -i audiobook.aax audiobook.mp3 # where XXXXXXXX are your 'activation bytes'
## or if you like using tools that are no longer maintained, try AAXtoMP3 https://github.com/KrumpetPirate/AAXtoMP3.git
# AAXtoMP3 --authcode XXXXXXXX -e:mp3 --chaptered --level 4 --loglevel 1 *.aax
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