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How to Convert iTunes M4B Audiobooks to MP3 Easily

By Harper North

Updated on: April 23, 2024

You have several audiobooks which were purchased from iTunes and you would like to listen to them on your MP3 player, in your car or other more portable devices. But only to find that these m4b files can not be transferred from iTunes media to your MP3 player or USB storage device. So how can you make the audiobooks recognized by your players or devices?

M4B is a kind of file extension of a MPEG-4 audiobook file. This file container is often used by iTunes to store audio books. And M4B files support metadata for chapters and bookmarking on supporting players and most commonly uses AAC as audio codec.

You are allowed to rename the extension from .M4B to .M4A, thus you can play it on Windows Media Player, or you can use VLC or iTunes to convert M4B audiobooks to MP3, but these only work for unprotected audiobooks. However, the M4B audiobook you purchased from iTunes is protected, which means that you can only play it by using the authorized computer software like iTunes, and Apple devices. To make your iTunes M4B audiobooks can be successfully recognized by other more devices or audio players, you need to convert these M4B audiobooks to ordinary audio format like MP3 by using an audiobook converter.

Here Sidify Apple Music Converter is a trusted audio converter which enables you to convert iTunes/ Audible audiobooks from iTunes in M4B/M4A or Audible AA/AAX format to MP3, WAV, etc. effortlessly. What’s more, it is a powerful Apple Music and iTunes M4P music converter.

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

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Convert iTunes M4A, M4B/Audible AA, AAX audiobooks to M4A.
Convert Apple Music/iTunes M4P to MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV or AIFF.
Record the Apple Music songs losslessly at fast speed.
Keep ID3 tags for better organizing music library.
Highly compatible with macOS 14 Sonoma & Windows 11 & fully support iTunes.

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Now let’s take a look at the simple steps on how to convert iTunes M4B audiobooks to MP3 with Sidify Apple Music Converter.

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Step 1Launch Sidify Apple Music Converter

Run Sidify Apple Music Converter, you will access the modern interface of the program.

Step 2 Add iTunes M4B Audiobooks

Drag and drop audiobooks you need from Apple Muisc to Sidify. Or you can click the "Add" button on the interface and copy & paste the URL of your Apple Muisc to the program. Then click the "OK" button to import them to Sidify.

Step 3 Choose MP3 as the Output Format

Click on the "Settings" button, and choose the output format as MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF or ALAC. Also you can choose the audio quality to 320 kbps, 256kbps, 198kbps or 192kbps.

Tips: Sidify program supports saving the output audio into Artist, Album, Artist/Album or Album/Artist folder for meeting various users' needs.

Step 4 Start Converting iTunes M4B to MP3

Now you can click on "Convert" button to start converting iTunes M4B audiobooks to MP3 at fast speed.

After the conversion finished, you can click the "Converted" button to check the well-converted audiobooks files.

With the few simple steps, you can easily convert iTunes M4B audiobooks to mp3 or other more audio formats. Now, you can transfer the converted iTunes audiobooks to MP3 player or other more devices for listening while exercising or driving!

Note: The free trial of Sidify Apple Music Converter is limited to converting the first minute of each audio file. You need to purchase a license to unlock the time limitation.

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Harper North | Staff Writer

Harper is a content writer with a profound understanding of the streaming music landscape and a specialization in music converters. She creates informative content on tools, techniques, and trends in music conversion, providing expert advice, detailed reviews, and guides.