Best audio player for books? What is easiest to use?
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Perhaps this should be a new thread, but you specified "library". I want to be able to download boks from NetLibrary (available thru various public library websites. The file format does not run on iPod (I am told), only on certain players that handle WMA Secured files (the "license" expires, and they cannot be burned to CD, but can be downloaded to MP3 players. This is my only reason for getting an MP3. Several Creative products (including the Mosaic) have been tested and are supposed to work, along with the SanDisk Fuze model. I would appreciate any feedback specifically on this usage. Also, I cannot find anything in the on-line manuals about the "bookmarking" feature. I believe the intent is that I can read Book #1, get to a stopping point, mark it, then go on to another book (or opera, or whatever), and bookmark that as well, part way through). I have had bad experience trying to get phone feedback from Creative in the past, and store salesmen don't know anything. Does anyone have actual experience with this? Thanks.
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I converted cassettes to mp3 very big project but I do not know about audio books
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Music from my cloud downloads perfectly to the iPod shuffle. I haven't tried it with audio books.
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Sorry, but I can't answer that question. I have only used the player to listen to the existing books. I am aware you can add audio books and music but not how to do it. I asked the manufactures of this product several questions and one if them was "Can I add books and Music and delete existing ones and they said YES!. I have not yet pursued that but I did find the people at Library of Classics to be very helpful on 3 occasions that I spoke with them. I suggest you contact them by way of email at--- info@libraryoftheclassics.com for the answer to your question. They are most friendly and easy to correspond with via email. Sorry, but I can't answer that question. I have only used the player to listen to the existing books. I am aware you can add audio books and music but not how to do it. I asked the manufactures of this product several questions and one if them was "Can I add books and Music and delete existing ones and they said YES!. I have not yet pursued that but I did find the people at Library of Classics to be very helpful on 3 occasions that I spoke with them. I suggest you contact them by way of email at--- info@libraryoftheclassics.com for the answer to your question. They are most friendly... » Read More Sorry, but I can't answer that question. I have only used the player to listen to the existing books. I am aware you can add audio books and music but not how to do it. I asked the manufactures of this product several questions and one if them was "Can I add books and Music and delete existing ones and they said YES!. I have not yet pursued that but I did find the people at Library of Classics to be very helpful on 3 occasions that I spoke with them. I suggest you contact them by way of email at--- info@libraryoftheclassics.com for the answer to your question. They are most friendly and easy to correspond with via email. « Show Less
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Yes. I found the shuffle works best when I put one playlist on it. You could load a single book the same way, just do not program it to shuffle. You want to get to the ending in the old fashioned way.
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Actually, I get around this problem by using an Open Source program called "Audiobook cutter" to split very long files into tracks of about 5 minutes in length. That way I can skip from track to track with one click of the 'forward' or 'backward' directional buttons. Here's a link: http://www.audiobookcutter.com/products.htmlI find the free edition perfectly adequate to my purposes, and have used it for several years -- ever since I started downloading audiobooks from our local library system's electronic resources: Library2Go and Overdrive.
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Yes, I use my shuffle only for audiobooks which I get from the library or Audible.com. First, Connect Shuffle. Then, 1) download book to OverDrive Media Console. 2) Open Finder, book chapters should appear in Finder. 3) Open iTunes: click on File on task bar; click/open "Add to Library" in drop down dialog box. 4) Go back to Finder and highlight book/chapters in Finder. 5)drag chapters to music under devices in "Add to Library" dialog box. 6) Click "open" at bottom of screen. 7) Click "sync" at bottom of screen. Hope this helps. I think I got the steps in order. Seems confusing at first, but after you do it a few times it's easy. Enjoy listening. Yes, I use my shuffle only for audiobooks which I get from the library or Audible.com. First, Connect Shuffle. Then, 1) download book to OverDrive Media Console. 2) Open Finder, book chapters should appear in Finder. 3) Open iTunes: click on File on task bar; click/open "Add to Library" in drop down dialog box. 4) Go back to Finder and highlight book/chapters in Finder. 5)drag chapters to music under devices in "Add to Library" dialog box. 6) Click "open" at bottom of screen. 7) Click "sync" at bottom of screen. Hope this helps. I think I got the... » Read More Yes, I use my shuffle only for audiobooks which I get from the library or Audible.com. First, Connect Shuffle. Then, 1) download book to OverDrive Media Console. 2) Open Finder, book chapters should appear in Finder. 3) Open iTunes: click on File on task bar; click/open "Add to Library" in drop down dialog box. 4) Go back to Finder and highlight book/chapters in Finder. 5)drag chapters to music under devices in "Add to Library" dialog box. 6) Click "open" at bottom of screen. 7) Click "sync" at bottom of screen. Hope this helps. I think I got the steps in order. Seems confusing at first, but after you do it a few times it's easy. Enjoy listening. « Show Less
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You can buy them from Amazon, or check your local library's website. Our library lets you check out audio books online and download them to your computer. The lending period is 2 weeks. During that time, you can also transfer the audio book to your MP3 player. It works great with audio books because it starts up right where you left off. If you want to play music in between listening to books, you can use the bookmark feature.
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no Bluetooth, not internet capable, plays audio books but doesn't have bookmarking but can't find one that does
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Hello, I did not try it specifically for audio books. It should work any mp3 or wma file.
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Best audiobook mp3 player I've used...auto bookmarks and resumes well..micro sd sincs well
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If the book is an MP3 file, it will play it, otherwise no. The MP3 function is extremely primitive compared to other dedicated MP3 players, but it does work and the sound out of this little thing is surprisingly good. What I do is use a DOS command on my PC to dump the contents of the mini SD card that contains my MP3 files so I can find a specific MP3 on the player. If you don't know the number of the file on the disk, good luck finding it. It only displays a number, no filenames.
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Neal, I am considering a purchase of the iRiver clix for audio books rather than music. Have you downloaded any books yet, and, if so, what was the outcome? Thanx!
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It is possible to make an mp3 disk and play the audio ebooks on this player
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Yes it will play mp3 audio books.The only thing it won't do is save your place in the middle of a chapter, so you will have to skip to the beginning of the last chapter you left off at. Otherwise, as long as what you are listening to is mp3 format, you can listen to just about anything. the player also plays regular cds:) Enjoy!
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Many thanks. From experiences with audible I know Nero software (which comes with the drive) is more than difficult. Using James's advice yielded excellent results.
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Hi,I wouldn't give up because it won't play WMA audio books as there are a lot of free programs available on the web that will convert WMA to MP3. It is an easy process and can be done in the background while you are working on other projects on the computer.ITunes and Windows Media Player will convert the files as well.There are lots of places on the net where you can download MP3 audiobooks without charge. Check out Librivox.org, gutenberg.org, and archive.org for free audiobooks.