Does Sansa Clip have an audio book 'bookmark' capability??? Would appreciate hearing from an experienced audio book user.
1497230
Yes, it does. I first bought a 2gb Sansa Clip. I had to update the firmware to get the bookmark feature to work. This is very easy to do. The Sandisk website has an updater you can download. I recently purchased a 4gb and it came with the bookmark feature. If I'm not mistaken, only items placed in the Audiobook or Podcast folder will bookmark and you have a maximum of 10. I use my player only for audiobooks and I subscribe to a bunch of free podcasts through iTunes. I can easily listen to one podcast, pause it and then listen to something else. Then when I come back to the first podcast, I have the option to either resume playback or start from the beginning. The Sansa Clip is very easy to use. I just copy and paste my files into the folders on the player and that's it. It also works with Audible if you get books through them. And the clip itself is very handy. I usually listen when I do the housework. I don't need to have a pocket to use it. I highly recommend this player.
193980
The player does work fairly well for audio books - when it works. This particular model has a long history of locking up and not being able to be fixed. Also, Sansa tech support is useless.
486043
I purchased the Sansa e280 and am attempting to load Audible books. Media Player wasn't even recognizing the player until I changed to format of the player. I am stuck however as to what to do next.
244137
I have tried both the Sansa and Creative. I got my Zen because the Sansa did not have the bookmark feature. Creative's bookmark feature is nice but the products are not reliable. Before I purchased the Zen I saw the review that said it crashes. For those of us who listen to books, the crashes are a major problem. The Zen crashes whenever you fast forward or reverse. I used my Sansa for a year and reset once. I have reset my Zen so many time that the reset button no longer works. If you choose to disregard this warning be sure to keep your receipt.
899085
No bookmarks unless you buy books in a proprietary format from on vendor. Plus, fast-forward works fine for MP3s, but is reportedly too slow for books. I love the View for listening to music and watching videos and movies and FM radio and recording messages, but listening to generic books-on-disk is its weak point. For more info, visit http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/board?board.id=view
1418500
I finally purchased with cowon d2 and am very happy. I listen to audiobooks on it and it can bookmark, but play the next track after the bookmarked track (extremely important).I had the creative zen for awhile and returned it as it didn't have as many features as the d2.If you have any questions about the d2, please feel free to ask.
753931
Yes, but due to the file name limitations, you will have to name all the tags carefully. If you don't keep it within the limitations, you will have truncated tags and/or chapters that will be out of order. My recommendation is get sansa clip+ since it doesn't have those limitations.
1507366
Yes it will book mark your audiobook , it will also keep your place for your music file or album.. I truly love this item. it is my second one, and that is only because I lost my first one.
2158279
I haven't had any problems with podcast and audiobook files, many audiobooks, especially ones from libraries have several files that are numbered. I don't have any music on the Clip Sport. There is an update for the firmware, if you buy this player make sure you update, from what I understand they took care of glitches with song orders, etc. The only thing I don't like about this player is that it won't play wma files that have drm protection. Not sure it'll post but here is the address for instruction and the file for the Sport update: http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Sansa-Clip-Zip/Sansa-Clip-Zip-Firmware-01-01-20/td-p/270703
2165830
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.
778232
Yes, it has an automatic bookmarking system. Any time you return to an audiobook or video you were previously listening to, it will ask you if you wish to resume from where you left off. It will do this for each individual file. I think you can also put down bookmarks manually in audiobooks only (but I'm not entirely sure if I remember correctly).
1550162
I have it stored in my document file, so if I found it it has to be easy.I think I downloaded it from the Sansa website......
1339723
The sansa fuze 4GB has better audiobooks then the sansa clip. I a own both of them i bought the clip first and then the fuze i would give the clip 4 stars on audiobooks, and the fuze 5. the fuze has bookmarking.
1052558
Mark, I am sorry but I don't know. I never put an audio book on it. FYI it holds over 200 mp3 format songs. One thing I don't like about it is shuffle play does not work, even when the shuffle mode is activated. I hope this helps.
62874
In my experience, yes. However, all other audiobook features on the Clip Sport are inferior to the Clip+ and Clip Zip. If you switch to music, the Clip Sport does not "remember" which audiobook, and which file in that audiobook you listened to last. Also, the "chapter mode" option, which prevents accidental track skipping, is gone. In fact, the only audiobook option is the speed. In my opinion, the Clip Sport is a poor audiobook player.
2276552
Thru tips learned here, I finally figured out the "secret." Hours of frustrating reading and trial runs later: WMA Audiobooks are not compatible with the Micro SD -- MP3 format only -- transferring from Overdrive is done outside of the Sansa Clip, direct to the Micro card -- insert the Micro (in its carrying sleeve) into the computer slot; when it is recognized by Overdrive, transfer as usual, listen by inserting the Micro into the Sansa Clip. MP3 format is a drag -- takes twice as much space as WMA, but seems to be the only game in town.
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The only way you could do that would be this:When you're through listening to your audiobook for the moment, simply turn the player off. When you turn it back on, it will be at the exact same place you left off at. Other than that, no, you cannot pause the audiobook, play a couple of songs, then go back to the audiobook and resume where you left off at. Sorry :( Hope that helps...