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DreadedEntity

Web player sucks

I like to listen to audiobooks while I work but the web player is really bad. Even without my wife listening to the same book occasionally and moving the saved time forward, sometimes the book is just desynced and doesn't bring me to the right place. Alexa can easily jump around until I get back to my place "Alexa, go forward/back X minutes", etc, but no not the web player. When you're changing chapters, the mouse changes to the I-beam making you think you'll highlight the text, rather than a hand indicating it's clickable. There are only 4 nav buttons, next/last chapter, forward/back **30 seconds**, the chapters in my book are an *hour* long! Am I supposed to click 60 times to get back to my place?!

I'm sure not many listen on pc's compared to other devices, but that's no excuse for a crappy player.

/rant

Posted Jun 25, 2021, 5:54 PM UTC

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EverEarnest•

If you create a Family group on Amazon your wife can have a separate Amazon account but will still see your books when she logs in to Audible. Stats and play status is kept separate.

I would often just use my phone even when at the computer, I almost never use the web player.

Sometimes I use an independent player.

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UrithiruAudible Addict•

When two users are listening to the same book, go into your settings and turn off sync. That will solve the issue in the app. If you ask your wife to turn off sync it might resolve the issue at the web player.

If you have a Windows computer, the app can play your purchased books. If downloading isn't an option, I suggest using your phone to play the books through your computer.

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