Windows Media Player is a free media player which lets users play audio, video and images. It is available for Microsoft Windows operating system, Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices. There are various video and audio formats can be played smoothly on Windows Media Player, including AVI, MP4, FLV, MKV, OGM, MPEG, MPG, MOV, MP3, WMA , etc. Besides, you can rip music to a CD and burn the CD in audio formats with this player.

Windows Media Player has the features of compatibility and easy-operating, which makes it a good choice for you to play digital files. But when you want to play Audible audiobooks on this player, you may face many hurdles. You will find it's not an easy job to add audiobooks to Windows Media Player.

Generally, Audible audiobooks are saved in .aa or .aax format with Digital Rights Management, which only allows users to play through its official app – Audible and iTunes. Is it possible to import audiobooks to Windows Media Player? No worries, in this article, we will introduce two simple solutions to help you import audiobooks into Windows Media Player for playing freely.

Solution 1: Download Audible Audiobooks into Windows Media Player

From Audible customer help center we can learn, the most straightforward way is to download official assistant help us add Audible files to Windows Media Player directly. The main steps are as follows.

1. Launch Audible Download Manager on your computer.

Note: If you do not have Audible Download Manager, click here to install the software.

2. Click General Settings. Ensure that Windows Media Player is checked under After download import files to. Then click Save Settings.

3. Click Options > Import Audible Titles and check off Import into Windows Media Player Library.

Now you can download your titles from the My Library page on Audible.com and will be imported into the Windows Media Player easily.

Solution 2: Convert Audible Audiobooks to Windows Media Player

The first solution seems simple, but we could not deny that it has many drawbacks: it is only work for Windows Media Player 11, it is not applicable to Windows Media Player 12. And you are limited to play audiobooks on the authorized players, like iTunes and Windows Media Player.

Fortunately, you can use the professional Audiobook Converter- Sidify Apple Music Converter. With it, you can convert iTunes and audible audiobooks completely. Besides, you can also convert AA, AAX audiobook files to unprotected AAC or MP3 with super-fast conversion speed and 100% original quality.

Alternative program: Any Audiobook Converter – convert AA/AAX audiobooks to M4A, M4B or MP3; 60X faster conversion speed; keep chapters and ID3 tags.

The following sections will present detailed steps about how to convert audible and iTunes audiobooks, so that you can play audible audiobooks on Windows Media Player freely. Before we started, download and install the Audiobook Converter on your computer.