I hate to create a thread purely to moan, but...
I tried Audible.com today, as Steve had be talking about them for quite awhile, I figured there was something good there.
So, my complaints are:
1) Steve doesn't tell you that the Audible.com offer of a free book isn't valid outside of the US - the UK site doesn't reckonize it. Escape Pod seems to have a large following around the world, and I'm surprised Steve would act like the rest of us outside of the US don't exist. Maybe I'm wrong and their are very few of us, but still.
2) Its not stated in the advert that Audible.com uses DRM to copy-protect its files. Whilst I don't like DRM, I'm don't normally make a fuss over it. However, the Audible.com DRM prevents the files from being used on alot of media players, including mine. I purchased a book partly with intent to play it on my Samsung player, but Audible only supports 1 Samsung player, much to my annoyance.
Anyway, if anyone is thinking of going to Audible, check your device before you buy - see the link on the bottom left corner labelled "Device center". I won't be buying from them again until they either scrap the DRM or make my player compatible with it. Its probable I should have checked first, but I figured there was no danger and that Escape Pod would want listeners if there was an risk. Warned, I have been, heh.