How to Play Audible on iPod Nano/Touch/Shuffle

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 16, 2022

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Q1: Does Audible work with iPod Shuffle?
A: The Audible format 2 and 3 should work on iPod Shuffle.

Q2: Can I listen to Audible books on iPod Nano?
A: The iPod Nano 2G can handle Audible format 2, 3, and 4 with small size.

Q3: How do I download audible books to my iPod shuffle? How to put Audible books on iPod Nano?
A: You can download the suitable Audible books to your computer, and add them to iTunes, then sync to iPod Nano/Shuffle.

Like audiobooks? iPod may be your ideal entertainment device for listening to audiobooks from iTunes and Audible.com. Are you Audible lovers? Do you want to play Audible books on iPod Nano, Shuffle or Touch? The old iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle are small, stylish portable music players that can store thousands of songs and audiobooks. Its iPod touch series are also perfect music and video players, as well as great tools for web browsing, communication, gaming, etc. But the greatest value of the iPod device lies in its seamless connection with iTunes music management software. The good news is that now iPods come with an audiobook feature that allows you to transfer audiobook from iTunes to iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Classic, iPod Touch.

We introduced a detailed tutorial to play Audible Audiobooks on any MP3 Player before. Today, we will teach you how to play Audible on any iPod device. Next, this article will be divided into three parts, we will teach you a direct way to play Audible books on iPod Touch through Audible app, transfer Audible audiobooks to your iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle or Classic using iTunes, and the best way to play Audible books on any iPod device by converting Audible to MP3.

CONTENTS

Way 1. Play Audible Books on iPod Touch via Audible App

Compared with iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Classic, iPod touch is larger, but has more memory, up to 256GB (equivalent to an iPhone but lacks cellular connectivity and any type of IP-rating). More importantly, it has WiFi function. This means you can directly play Audible Audiobooks on iPod Touch through Audible app.

How to Play Audible Books on iPod Touch?

Step 1. Go to Apple App Store, download and install the Audible app on the iPod touch.

Step2. Start the Audible app and sign in with your Audible/Amazon account.

Step 3. Go to the Library tab, here you can find all your purchased audiobooks.

Step 4. Select an Audible book and start playing. Also, you can tap the "Download" button to download the Audible book to your iPod Touch for offline playback.

Extra Tips: If you listen to Audible books on multiple iOS devices, you may need to sync the playback position of the audiobook. Here are the simple steps to sync the playback position on all iOS devices.

Step 1. Launch the Audible application on the iPod Touch.

Step 2. Click the "Profile" button and select the "Gear" icon.

Step 3. Click "Player", turn off "Sync playback position" and turn it on again.

Way 2. Sync Audible Books to iPod Nano/Shuffle via iTunes

As we all know, the old iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle do not have Wi-Fi compatibility, so you cannot install the Audible app on iPod Shuffle/Nano. But this does not mean that you need to abandon your old iPod device. As long as the format of the downloaded audiobooks is compatible with the iPod model and generation, you can use iTunes to transfer and play Audible audiobooks on iPod Nano/Shuffle. iPod Shuffle supports the Audible formats 2 and 3 while Nano 2G supports the Audible formats 2, 3 and 4. Please download the right format for your specific iPod device from Audible. Due to the limited storage space of iPod Nano and Shuffle, you need to cut the Audible audiobooks longer than 20 hours into smaller pieces, and then add them to iPod Nano or Shuffle.

Tips: To cut the long audiobooks, you can refer to Way 3. To change the downloaded Audible file format, you can visit Audible.com, log in your Aduible account. Go to "Library", then alter the file format in the "File Size/Audio Format" field selector next to the audiobook title.

How to Transfer and Play Audible Books on iPod Nano/Shuffle?

Step 1. Firstly, launch the latest version iTunes on your computer. Create a new playlist named "Audiobooks", and import the downloaded Audible .aa or .aax auiobooks.

Step 2. Connect your iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle to iTunes via USB cable. Then find your iPod device icon on iTunes and hit on it.

Step 3. Tap "Audiobooks" in the left side, then select "Sync Audiobooks" > "Selected audiobooks" to manually select the audiobooks. Also, you can select "Recently Added" option.

Step 4. Finally, click on "Apply" to transfer Audible books to your iPod Nano/Shuffle.

Some iPod users have reported that when transferring Audible books to iPod Nano or Shuffle, an error message says that the files are not compatible. If the computer recognizes the iPod, but the files cannot be transferred, you need to troubleshoot the iPod/iTunes. Don't worry, next, you will get an effective way to play Audible books without restrictions on any iPod device and iOS device!

Way 3. Convert Audible to MP3 to Play on Any iPod/iOS Device (Best)

It's really a pity that Audible is not available for all iPods, especially the latest Audible enhanced audio format AAX. Worse, all Audible audiobooks come with DRM protection, and you can only play the them on limited audible-approved devices. To break the limits on Audible Books and make it possible to play Audible books on any iPod models, iOS device and other incompatible devices, you need to get rid of Audible DRM and convert Audible Audiobooks to M4A, MP3 or other common formats. Here you meet UkeySoft Audible Converter.

UkeySoft Audible Converter: The Best Audible Converter for iPod

UkeySoft Audible Converter is an awesome tool to enable you to play Audible books on iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic/Touch easily. All it does is removing Audible DRM and converting Audible AA/AAX books M4A formats supported by any iPod and iOS device. In addition to M4A, it also supports to convert Audible AAX Audiobooks to MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, OFF, M4B, AIFF, AC3 format compatible with most music devices and players. By applying the accelerated technology, it is able to wors at 700X super quicker speed with lossless quality.

The built-in ID3 Tag Editor also will remain the original ID3 tags and allows you to edit the ID3 tags like book cover, title, artist, album, etc. Thanks to the splitting function, you can split the big audiobook into small parts by chapter or time, saving your iPod memory! During the whole process, no need to launch iTunes or authorize Audible account! In this way, you are not only able to transfer Audible books to iPod or any other device, but also burn Audible books to CD, save Audible books to USB drive, etc.

Step-by-step: Convert Audible to M4A and Play Audible on iPods

Step 1. Add Audible Books to UkeySoft
Install and launch UkeySoft Audible Audiobook Converter on the Windows or Mac computer. Then drag and drop the Audible AA/AAX books into the converter.

Step 2. Select M4A Format for iPods
Click the "Options" button and choose "Advanced" option to set "Lossless" as output format. Here Lossless means M4A format. Meanwhile, you can also set the bitrate, sample rate, etc.

Option Step - Split Audiobook for iPod Device
To cut the audiobooks to small parts, please go to "Generic" option. By the way, you can edit the ID3 tags by click the "Edit" icon (like a pen) next to each book.

Step 3. Start Converting Audible Books to M4A for iPods
Click the "Convert" button to begin to convert Audible books to lossless M4A format with chapter kept.

After conversion, you can find the output M4A files at the "History" button.

Step 4. Sync Audible M4A Files to iPod Nano/Touch/Shuffle/Classic
Now you all the Audible audiobooks saved on your local computer are DRM-free M4A format. You can put them to any iPod device for offline playback. Please refer to the Way 2 for detailed steps. Just import the Audible M4A files to iTunes, and then sync to the iPods or other iOS devices.

Video Guide - How to Convert Audible Books to M4A for Any iPod?

The following video will show you how to convert Audible Audiobooks to M4A with UkeySoft Audible Converter, so that you can transfer and play Audible Audiobooks on any iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic/Touch, iOS devices, without limits.

Conclusion

Wonder how to play Audible on your iPod? After reading this article, you will know how to complete it. For iPod Touch, you can download and control Audible from the iPod Touch directly. For old iPod Nano or Shuffle, you may try to use iTunes to sync the Audible books, but not all Audible format are compatible with old iPods. The best way to play Audible on any iPod is to use UkeySoft Audible Converter, you can convert Audible books to M4A first and then transfer them for offline playback without any hassle.