Re: [LUG] Amazon Cloud player

[George Parker <georgeparker20@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/07/13 05:50, Simon Robert -Cottage wrote:
> On 11.07.2013 10:50, Anthony Williams wrote:
> > On 11/07/13 08:45, George Parker wrote:
> > > On 10/07/13 14:00, Martijn Grooten wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:43 PM, George Parker wrote:
> > > > > Amazon has now changed it's mind. It has given me 1036 songs I can
> > > > > download
> > > > > on Linux, but one at a time.  Select - download - select - download -
> > > > > yawn -
> > > > > select - download - is their any wet paint I can watch instead?
> > > > Swallowing your Linux pride and setting your user agent to make Amazon
> > > > believe you're using Windows seems to do the trick:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.mylinuxrig.com/post/40802845888/how-to-defeat-the-amazon-cloud-player 
> > > OK, installed a user agent changer and Amazon now thinks I'm running
> > > explorer 8. Unfortunately, I have never downloaded an MP3 file from
> > > amazon so have not got Amazon MP3 downloader installed. Amazon does
> > > offer to install the Windows version but I'm only fooling them, aren't
> > > I? So switch to Linux Firefox and try again and Amazon say they don't
> > > support download on Linux. I don't seem to be able to install from
> > > elsewhere or is there something in the Mint/Ubuntu repositories I'm
> > > missing?
> > You can install the Amazon downloader using wine.
> >
> > Anthony
> sorry, I wasn't clear.
>
> 1. Switch firefox so it is identified as IExplorer
> 2. Go to the amazon download mp3 page
> 3. click to download
> 4. when it says you don't have the downloader and do you want to 
> install it say "yes"
> 5. the downloader *.exe file will download - ignore it, amazon now 
> thinks you have it installed
> 6. amazon will now offer you to download the *.azw file for your mp3s
> 7. once you have this use the amarok/banshee download from amazon 
> option and select the *.azw file (or the clamaz command line tool 
> mentioned if you prefer)
> 8. your mp3s should now be imported into your music player
>
> hope this helps
>
> S
Thanks for that Simon. I got there just ahead of you.  There was one 
more step. After downloading the installer it still wouldn't download 
the AZW file but there was a note in a box saying (if the download still 
does not work click here..) which I did and it worked.

I couldn't find anywhere in Banshee to open an AZW file but opening the 
file manager in Downloads and clicking on the relevant file swung 
Banshee into action.  I downloaded the tracks a couple of hundred at a 
time, ensuring complete albums were together, and Banshee neatly put 
them in their albums in my music folder.

Thankfully, Adrian, I didn't have to get out my "Scripting for Dummies" 
but thanks for the suggestion.

What a faff to get something that used to be there for Linux users and 
for some mysterious reason has been buried in guff. (Probably part of 
the Microsoft plot to deter the Linux Desktop take-up).

Thanks everyone, George

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