I downloaded an audio book today to my Mac laptop. The file format for the audi0 book was m4b. I had planned to use airdrop to send to my iPhone to play with my MP3 books app on my iPhone. When I attempted the airdrop the only options I was allowed was to GoodReader. That was fine, but really wanted to keep a copy in MP3 Books library with my other road trip audio books.
As I suspected that MP3 Books app would only play mp3 file format, I needed to convert the m4b files to mp3 file format.
The m4b files were easy enough to drag into iTunes. But, then I couldn't find them in my song list. I didn't realize that iTunes has been reorganized in the latest update. So I searched for the title of book and found them in the audio book section of iTunes.
I selected each chapter or part individually, highlighting the name of the part or chapter.
Then, I selected File>Convert>Create mp3 version
After each of the parts or chapters where converted to mp3 format, I then selected each part and dragged from iTunes to my desktop on the laptop. This gave me all the mp3s that I then put into one folder. I named the folder with the name of the book and author.
Once in the folder, I could connect my iPhone to my laptop with cable. I then used the method for sharing files via File Sharing to my MP3 Books app from iTunes. If you need a refresher on how to share files with certain apps on your iPhone from iTunes, check Apple's support info at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201301
Now, I have a new audio book for my road trip ready on my iPhone.
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