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When I view an audiobook in the Internet Archive 'store' in Banshee, there is no option to add it to my library, or even to download the files. I can still stream these files but because I can't view them in my library, I can't get them onto my mp3 player. I am however able to download the files if I do so directly from archive.org.
Is this just a missing feature, or is there actually a reason for this?
I'm using Banshee 2.2.0.
The only way i find to save a station is:
I think the issue could be the tags that CD Rippers use - they usually create ID3v2.4 tags which some Zens can't handle.
Asunder CD ripper will rip to either ID3v1 or ID3v2.x tag format depending upon the information on the CD.
Install asunder and lame from the software center.
Run asunder - and select the preferences button followed by the Encode tab.
Tick the MP3 checkbox and uncheck the ogg checkbox.
Then rip your CD.
Use Banshee or another tool to import your CD. Banshee will tag your mp3 in ID3v2.4 format
Since Asunder will sometimes not write ID3v2.3 tags and Banshee will write to a tag format that your Zen will not understand, you will need to use another application to correct the tag format.
EasyTag is such a program - just to confuse everyone, there are two versions in the Software Center. Check EasyTag - Help - About - Extensions. If it says v2.3 support is disabled, then install the other "easytag" in the software center - on natty this is version 2.1.6.
Ensure EasyTag Settings - Preferences look like this:
Transfer to your Zen and confirm that the tag information is displayed correctly.
Best Answer
This is because of how Banshee is setup, it has nothing to do with IA itself.
The main reason you can't download is probably because the Banshee developers didn't care enough to add in that feature, and you can, and probably should, add a request to be able to do that.
You can, however, download the file without opening up your browser. Just open up nautilus or whatever file browser you use and drag the file from the files pane to your nautilus window. You still have to import in Banshee, but at least you don't need to open your web browser.