I bought this to download audio books and play them. Can you tell me how to do this?
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I do not think you are able to download audio books on this device. What you can do is move pictures and music files on the device and download any podcasts you may want. I hope this helps.
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From ehow.com Sony Walkman can play any audio file formatted in MP3, WMA, AAC or WAV format. The Walkman can play different types of audio including music, podcasts and audio books. Audio books are commonly formatted in MP3, WMA and AAC formats. The Walkman, however, doesn't have a specific folder for storing audio books as it does for podcasts. Instead, audio books have to share a folder with regular music files. Difficulty:Easy Instructions Things You'll Need *USB cable Suggest Edits 1 Connect the Sony Walkman to the computer using its USB cable. 2 Click on the desktop "Start" button. Then choose the "Computer" or "My Computer" folder. Notice the drive folder labeled "Removable Disk" or "Walkman" located within. 3 Double-click to open the Sony Walkman drive folder. Notice the MUSIC folder inside. 4 Drag the audio book saved on your computer and drop it into the "MUSIC" folder located within the Sony Walkman drive folder. Once all audio books have been transferred to the MUSIC folder, you can unplug the Walkman from the computer.
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You don't need an MP3 player...you can also download the books from your computer to a flash drive, then, plug that into the unit. It will recognize the files as long as they are in a compatible audio format such as .wma...
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I think if want to download audible files to it, you'll just have to convert it to MP3. Hope this helps!
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That has to be done digitally, you would have to convert your files to mp3 then create the play list in whatever application you use. IE itunes.
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I'm Not sure How to explain how I did it.. but I changed the format of the File and then added it to my mp3 player. So I just wanted to let you know it can be done.. You may want to get someone who knows a little more about computers and converting files to come and help you guys out...
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Depends upon what you mean. I have listened to audio books that I have downloaded from my local library on the Electorhome and they sound just fine. However I did need to copy the files to the player (this is as easy as copying files from one directory to another in windows). The player does not, as far as I know, have built in support for things like Audible like some more expensive players. Also, the player does not have the ability to play books at various speeds - which is a feature I would dearly love to have when listening to audiobooks. That said - for the money you get a very good player for audiobooks. Depends upon what you mean. I have listened to audio books that I have downloaded from my local library on the Electorhome and they sound just fine. However I did need to copy the files to the player (this is as easy as copying files from one directory to another in windows). The player does not, as far as I know, have built in support for things like Audible like some more expensive players. Also, the player does not have the ability to play books at various speeds - which is a feature I would dearly love to have when listening to audiobooks. That said - for the money you get a very good... » Read More Depends upon what you mean. I have listened to audio books that I have downloaded from my local library on the Electorhome and they sound just fine. However I did need to copy the files to the player (this is as easy as copying files from one directory to another in windows). The player does not, as far as I know, have built in support for things like Audible like some more expensive players. Also, the player does not have the ability to play books at various speeds - which is a feature I would dearly love to have when listening to audiobooks. That said - for the money you get a very good player for audiobooks. « Show Less
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I have never used the Audiobook. For my mp3 downloads I had to get a converter from CNET. I just looked, there are two Audio book converters based on category selection. I'm not sure this will help but I hope it does. Always scan what you download first.
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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.
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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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Try a public library website. Cuyahoga County in Cleveland and Fairfax County in Northern Virginia both allow patrons to download audiobooks through various formats. They can be loaded through Windows Media Player, although it seems very non-user friendly to me. Also, the files don't seem to hold their place. There may be commercial software to help with that process. On the Audible.com concern, maybe if we Audible.com subscribers banded together and began campaigning Sandisk to work with Audible.com to develop plug-ins, we'd get the issue solved! I sent a couple emails to Audible's technical support, and they basically said the ball's in Audible's (and my) court. Audible listeners of the forum unite!
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I downloaded it just because of habit. Then I just rolled back. The download wasn't necessary for me for what I wanted to do. It says it had a few minor bugs to fix like shuffling over a folder boundry or something, but I don't use that feature anyway. I believe that the firmware it ships with allows you to play audible. I have listened to a few audible books so I know it works. I have firmware 2.51.
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I don't use proprietary software. Under win7 and win 8.1 it is automatically USB recognised and I simply drag and drop MP3 songs and audiobooks. Best solution I have found for simple audiobooks when walking. Tried phone/ipod/iriver and others.... sansa wins hands down. Cheers. P.S. This is my 3rd in 5 years.
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I have been looking for a way to play on the kindle... if anyone can help out, I would really appreciate it!!
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I received this MP3 player as a gift and also really wanted to play audio books on it. Unfortunately I waited too long to try out that feature. From what I can tell it will download and play MP3 audio books but NOT WMA audiobooks which is most of what my library has. Its too late to return it... even if I wanted to go through the hassle of trying to return a gift. So I guess I'll give this to my daughter and go back to looking for a player that will play my books. Good Luck!
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Try the download link from the FMUser site: http://www.fmuser.net/content/?736.html
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I don't know. I use it for audiobooks and I delete them when I have listened to them. Ann TT
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You just plug it into the USB port in your computer. You should have received a USB cord with your play.