The Audible format is a DRM protected proprietary format only available from Audible. They protect their format diligently. From what I understood, they used to charge handsomely for the right to use it. I am not aware of any publicly available encoders that will create audible formatted files (for free or not). Since Amazon bought Audible I am not sure if they would even sell the right to anyone else anymore.
I do not own a Kindle, but from what I can tell, it only supports Audible formatted files with full audiobook functionality. MP3's can be played , but they are not treated the same way (no support for chapters etc).
Creating audiobooks with chapter support for the iPod requires creating a M4B file with a text track and making sure the audio track has the proper track reference to the text track. M4B is a version of MP4 that uses AAC audio. There are several programs to do this on the MAC and recently a few have surfaced for the PC.
I have created a freeware software package with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the PC which is in Beta test now. It is called "Chapter and Verse" and it will be available on lodensoftware.com shortly. Two other options with GUI's are: "Chapter Master" from Rightword Enterprises ($15) and "iPod Audio Book Converter" (freeware) from sjhaley.com which is in Beta test as well.
Several command line utilities exist as well. One is called Slide Show Assembler (SSA) that can be used to create podcasts as well as audiobooks. SSA is available from jrlearnsmedia.com. Another is a command line utility for manipulating MP4 files called mp4creator. mp4creator can add chapters to a MP4 file.
3.(mp3info ruby gem) 计算文件长度并生成章节 xml 文件（在单声道 cbr 版本上计算长度以避免出现问题）
4.(cat)合并它们
5.(afconvert) 转换为 aac
6.(ChapterTool) 应用章节标记并重命名为
m4b
I struggled with the problem of mp3 to m4b audiobooks on OSX for a while and came up with my workflow.. now summed up in a ruby script that does it all automatically. Here's the workflow:
1.(ruby) sort files and identify chapter names (regexp magic!)
2.(lame) convert all the mp3 to 64kbits mono cbr (this is done to leverage the input files, remove tags that could cause problems in merging, and most of all because coreaudio aac conversion from stereo to mono sucks..)
3.(mp3info ruby gem) compute files length and generate chapter xml file (length computed on the mono cbr version to avoid problems)
4.(cat) merge them
5.(afconvert) convert to aac
6.(ChapterTool) applay chapter markers and rename to m4b
Chapter and Verse has been released for some time.
The latest version (v1.3) is now available with full capability to create chapterized audiobooks with chapter images for the iPod, iTunes and quicktime.
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Audible 格式是受 DRM 保护的专有格式，仅由 Audible 提供。 他们努力保护自己的格式。 据我了解，他们过去为了使用权收取了高昂的费用。 我不知道有任何公开可用的编码器可以创建声音格式的文件（免费或免费）。 自从亚马逊收购了 Audible 以来，我不确定他们是否还会再将权利出售给其他人。
我没有 Kindle，但据我所知，它仅支持具有完整有声读物功能的 Audible 格式文件。 MP3 可以播放，但它们的处理方式不同（不支持章节等）。
创建支持 iPod 章节的有声读物需要创建带有文本轨道的 M4B 文件，并确保音轨具有对文本轨道的正确轨道引用。 M4B 是使用 AAC 音频的 MP4 版本。 有多个程序可以在 MAC 上执行此操作，最近也出现了一些用于 PC 的程序。
我已经为 PC 创建了一个带有图形用户界面 (GUI) 的免费软件包，目前正处于 Beta 测试阶段。 它被称为“Chapter and Verse”，很快就会在 lodensoftware.com 上提供。 GUI 的另外两个选项是：来自 Rightword 的“Chapter Master” Enterprises（15 美元）和来自 iPod Audio Book Converter”（免费软件） “http://www.sjhaley.com/ipodabc/index.htm” rel="noreferrer">sjhaley.com 也处于 Beta 测试阶段。
还存在一些命令行实用程序。 其中一种称为幻灯片组装器 (SSA)，可用于创建播客和有声读物。 SSA 可从 jrlearnsmedia.com 获取。 另一个是用于操作 MP4 文件的命令行实用程序，称为 mp4creator。 mp4creator 可以向 MP4 文件添加章节。
The Audible format is a DRM protected proprietary format only available from Audible. They protect their format diligently. From what I understood, they used to charge handsomely for the right to use it. I am not aware of any publicly available encoders that will create audible formatted files (for free or not). Since Amazon bought Audible I am not sure if they would even sell the right to anyone else anymore.
I do not own a Kindle, but from what I can tell, it only supports Audible formatted files with full audiobook functionality. MP3's can be played , but they are not treated the same way (no support for chapters etc).
Creating audiobooks with chapter support for the iPod requires creating a M4B file with a text track and making sure the audio track has the proper track reference to the text track. M4B is a version of MP4 that uses AAC audio. There are several programs to do this on the MAC and recently a few have surfaced for the PC.
I have created a freeware software package with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the PC which is in Beta test now. It is called "Chapter and Verse" and it will be available on lodensoftware.com shortly. Two other options with GUI's are: "Chapter Master" from Rightword Enterprises ($15) and "iPod Audio Book Converter" (freeware) from sjhaley.com which is in Beta test as well.
Several command line utilities exist as well. One is called Slide Show Assembler (SSA) that can be used to create podcasts as well as audiobooks. SSA is available from jrlearnsmedia.com. Another is a command line utility for manipulating MP4 files called mp4creator. mp4creator can add chapters to a MP4 file.
我在 OSX 上为 mp3 到 m4b 有声读物的问题苦苦挣扎了一段时间，并提出了我的工作流程..现在总结为一个自动完成这一切的 ruby 脚本。 工作流程如下：
1.(ruby) 对文件进行排序并识别章节名称（正则表达式魔法！）
2.(lame) 将所有 mp3 转换为 64kbits 单声道 cbr（这样做是为了利用输入文件，删除可能导致问题的标签）合并，最重要的是因为 coreaudio aac 从立体声到单声道的转换很糟糕..)
3.(mp3info ruby gem) 计算文件长度并生成章节 xml 文件（在单声道 cbr 版本上计算长度以避免出现问题）
4.(cat)合并它们
5.(afconvert) 转换为 aac
6.(ChapterTool) 应用章节标记并重命名为
m4b
I struggled with the problem of mp3 to m4b audiobooks on OSX for a while and came up with my workflow.. now summed up in a ruby script that does it all automatically. Here's the workflow:
1.(ruby) sort files and identify chapter names (regexp magic!)
2.(lame) convert all the mp3 to 64kbits mono cbr (this is done to leverage the input files, remove tags that could cause problems in merging, and most of all because coreaudio aac conversion from stereo to mono sucks..)
3.(mp3info ruby gem) compute files length and generate chapter xml file (length computed on the mono cbr version to avoid problems)
4.(cat) merge them
5.(afconvert) convert to aac
6.(ChapterTool) applay chapter markers and rename to m4b
仅供参考，
章节和诗句已经发布了一段时间。
最新版本 (v1.3) 现已推出，具有为 iPod、iTunes 和 Quicktime 创建带有章节图像的分章有声读物的完整功能。
该程序是免费软件，可从 lodensoftware.com 获取
FYI
Chapter and Verse has been released for some time.
The latest version (v1.3) is now available with full capability to create chapterized audiobooks with chapter images for the iPod, iTunes and quicktime.
The program is freeware and is available at lodensoftware.com