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===Exclusive file format===

Audible uses the AAX file format which is developed by them and is DRM-encrypted<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=All about AAX Files |url=https://filext.com/file-extension/AAX |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=FILExt}}</ref>, making it so that only Audible-authorizad players can play it<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |first=~~Rosie~~ |date=2024-01-10 |title=Recommended AAX Player for Windows/Mac/Android/iOS |url=https://www.dumpmedia.com/audible-converter/aax-player.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=DumpMedia}}</ref>. This creates an ecosystem lock-in<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />, causing users to use third-party software to break the DRM in order to listen to the audiobooks they have purchased outside of the Audible platform<ref name=":4" />, as evidenced by the multitude of converters that show up with a cursory "Audible AAX" search on any web browser.

Audible uses the AAX file format which is developed by them and is DRM-encrypted<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=All about AAX Files |url=https://filext.com/file-extension/AAX |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=FILExt}}</ref>, making it so that only Audible-authorizad players can play it<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |first= |date=2024-01-10 |title=Recommended AAX Player for Windows/Mac/Android/iOS |url=https://www.dumpmedia.com/audible-converter/aax-player.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=DumpMedia}}</ref>. This creates an ecosystem lock-in<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />, causing users to use third-party software to break the DRM in order to listen to the audiobooks they have purchased outside of the Audible platform<ref name=":4" />, as evidenced by the multitude of converters that show up with a cursory "Audible AAX" search on any web browser.

===Geo-blocking===

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 ===Exclusive file format===
-Audible uses the AAX file format which is developed by them and is DRM-encrypted<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=All about AAX Files |url=https://filext.com/file-extension/AAX |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=FILExt}}</ref>, making it so that only Audible-authorizad players can play it<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |first=Rosie |date=2024-01-10 |title=Recommended AAX Player for Windows/Mac/Android/iOS |url=https://www.dumpmedia.com/audible-converter/aax-player.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=DumpMedia}}</ref>. This creates an ecosystem lock-in<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />, causing users to use third-party software to break the DRM in order to listen to the audiobooks they have purchased outside of the Audible platform<ref name=":4" />, as evidenced by the multitude of converters that show up with a cursory "Audible AAX" search on any web browser.
+Audible uses the AAX file format which is developed by them and is DRM-encrypted<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=All about AAX Files |url=https://filext.com/file-extension/AAX |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=FILExt}}</ref>, making it so that only Audible-authorizad players can play it<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |first= |date=2024-01-10 |title=Recommended AAX Player for Windows/Mac/Android/iOS |url=https://www.dumpmedia.com/audible-converter/aax-player.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=DumpMedia}}</ref>. This creates an ecosystem lock-in<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />, causing users to use third-party software to break the DRM in order to listen to the audiobooks they have purchased outside of the Audible platform<ref name=":4" />, as evidenced by the multitude of converters that show up with a cursory "Audible AAX" search on any web browser.
 ===Geo-blocking===