Audiobook Compatible? Does the Sandisk "remember" where *in a file* it was playing if you shut it off for a few hours? A big problem with some mp3 players is that they "forget" where they were in a file after you've shut down for a while, such as between the commute TO work and the commute back home. That means you've got to start at the beginning of the file again -- not a big problem for pop songs but an annoyance for longer music (AOR, Classical) and a huge inconvenience for audiobooks since you're forced to restart at the beginning of a chapter (or worse) even if you were only minutes from the end. This would also be an issue for playing back memos and other voice recordings, such as lectures, if you needed to start and stop them for longer than a simple "Pause." Audiobook Compatible? Does the Sandisk "remember" where *in a file* it was playing if you shut it off for a few hours? A big problem with some mp3 players is that they... » Read More Audiobook Compatible? Does the Sandisk "remember" where *in a file* it was playing if you shut it off for a few hours? A big problem with some mp3 players is that they "forget" where they were in a file after you've shut down for a while, such as between the commute TO work and the commute back home. That means you've got to start at the beginning of the file again -- not a big problem for pop songs but an annoyance for longer music (AOR, Classical) and a huge inconvenience for audiobooks since you're forced to restart at the beginning of a chapter (or worse) even if you were only minutes from the end. This would also be an issue for playing back memos and other voice recordings, such as lectures, if you needed to start and stop them for longer than a simple "Pause." « Show Less
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Thank you, Jerry. I really appreciate your note and your help. It sounds like the e250 may do what I need, but if you don't mind could you try leaving it off for a few hours or overnight to see if it still "remembers" where it was? If the e250 can hold its place for the ten hours or so between my two commutes I'll buy one in a heartbeat. <s>
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Gary,just tried turning off (power button) the e250 as it was playing - when I turned it back on, it was exactly where I had turned it off.Any other test you might want me to try?Jerry
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Gary,FYI.. I just tried the VOICE record... it DOES NOT WORK as you had wanted. Once you pause and shut down, the e250 starts at the display of the voice recorded list. Sorry ... just dosen't work like the music application did. Perhaps SanDisk will update the software.Jerry
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OK, Jerry, you've sold me. Finally, a player that properly handles the spoken word! Thanks again for your help. Gary
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Gary, I was hoping to hear from you!!I left it off overnight - when I turned it on in the morning, it resumed (was in pause) at the same song that I have been listening to the night before. I needed only to press pause to resume!Hope this helps you.Happy to assist...these forums are wonderful!Jerry
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I believe that it does. I used audible files in the past before they were bought by amazon. Amazon is a bit DRM-crazy, so I would not be shocked if audible files no longer played easily on a cowon x-9. Edins' answer is probably the best one. Don't buy a sandisk player. Those things are pretty much disposable. I've had about five, they all broke or stop functioning within a year.
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Thanks for the information. I was afraid that was the case. I have an older SanDisk player that has a replaceable battery but you have to buy the new battery and a special tool kit just to install it. And you are right, with prices dropping on these devices it is cheaper just to buy a new unit. Thanks again for the input. I think I will complain to Creative although it will probably do no good.
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yes you can bookmark audiobooks. This is done two ways. By default The player will remember where you left off and paused. The second way can be achieved in the menu section by hitting select. It's also the audiobooks has a handy Time elapsed counter that you can record. I have two of these devices one for me and one for my wife. It's a great device also considering that it's not lithium-ion you get a lot of hours out of it.
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Yes the MP3 player does work in maviagation mode. The music or as in my case a audio book is paused whereever a naviagtion instruction is issued. The music is also paused if there is any kind of bluetooth activity such as an incoming pnone call. The also applies to the video player as a phone call will interupt a video. TIP To return to naviagtion mode while the audio is playing use the upper right icon in the audio player. You are returned to the menu ouotside of MIO MAP where you can select the MAP (navagation) or say pcitures so you can start a slide show while the aduio plays in the background. If you are walking around with the audio playing with no need to look at the screen you can set the player to kill the screen in as little as ten seconds while running off the battery. the audio will play and the screen will blank and become unrespnsive to any taps on it. This is great for a shirt pocket since bumbps will not enter new settings or choices. To turn the screen back on you merely tap the resessed power button once. The battery lasts about eight hours in this mode. The lowest right icon quites the player completely and returns to the menu that exists out of MIO MAP. This action is instanteous. There you may select the MAP, Audio,Pcitures, Video, Tools or whatever. It takes about fifteen seconds to return to map mode from this point as MAP is a seperate application that you can multi task or single task. Does this answer your question?
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Sorry to hear about the not rewinding or fast forwarding. We did notice a slightly longer delay while holding down the switch to get this feature working, (compared to other types of MP3 players) but only by an extra second or two while the song is playing. I hope yours is still under warranty and SanDisk will honor their product.
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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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Absolutely. It's recognized by Audible Manager, Overdrive (Public libraries), WMA, and MP3, also music formats FLAC, Ogg Vorbis. With a good battery, you get about 15 hours on a charge, making this one of the best audiobook players out there. One design flaw compared to the older version (Sansa Clip, not "+" or "Zip") the older version would rewind from the beginning of one chapter (file) across to the end of the previous one. None of the newer Sansa players (+, Zip) seem capable of this. You have to jump to the beginning of the previous chapter and FF to its end. Not often necessary, but it seems silly they'd drop this feature. Absolutely. It's recognized by Audible Manager, Overdrive (Public libraries), WMA, and MP3, also music formats FLAC, Ogg Vorbis. With a good battery, you get about 15 hours on a charge, making this one of the best audiobook players out there. One design flaw compared to the older version (Sansa Clip, not "+" or "Zip") the older version would rewind from the beginning of one chapter (file) across to the end of the previous one. None of the newer Sansa players (+, Zip) seem capable of this. You have to jump to the beginning of the previous chapter and FF to its end. Not... » Read More Absolutely. It's recognized by Audible Manager, Overdrive (Public libraries), WMA, and MP3, also music formats FLAC, Ogg Vorbis. With a good battery, you get about 15 hours on a charge, making this one of the best audiobook players out there. One design flaw compared to the older version (Sansa Clip, not "+" or "Zip") the older version would rewind from the beginning of one chapter (file) across to the end of the previous one. None of the newer Sansa players (+, Zip) seem capable of this. You have to jump to the beginning of the previous chapter and FF to its end. Not often necessary, but it seems silly they'd drop this feature. « Show Less
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Is there anyone who can answer alpinecow's question? Also, I heard that the Sandisk Sansa will not play chapters in proper order. Is this still the case?
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Each book will maintain its own bookmark upon exit. The FF-RW function works ok, the longer you hold down the button the faster it goes. Books will resume position after shutdown. I have both the Clip and ZIP, with the current firmware upgrade. I use mine exclusively for audio books.
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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 used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer and just write down the section and hours/minutes so I can find my place easily after charging.
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This device, as far as I know, is merely an mp3 player. I'm under the impression that audible books are played through the audible application. It would appear that the answer is no, this device does not play audible books but I may very well be mistaken.The way I use this device is by loading music onto its 2 gigabyte storage drive built into it via micro USB. The built in controls allow me to play songs, skip and repeat tracks, move forward or backward through my folders/playlists, toggle shuffle and use the zappin features.I can't imagine audible working on this device at all due to its inability to wirelessly connect to anything.I hope this helps. This device, as far as I know, is merely an mp3 player. I'm under the impression that audible books are played through the audible application. It would appear that the answer is no, this device does not play audible books but I may very well be mistaken.The way I use this device is by loading music onto its 2 gigabyte storage drive built into it via micro USB. The built in controls allow me to play songs, skip and repeat tracks, move forward or backward through my folders/playlists, toggle shuffle and use the zappin features.I can't imagine audible working on this... » Read More This device, as far as I know, is merely an mp3 player. I'm under the impression that audible books are played through the audible application. It would appear that the answer is no, this device does not play audible books but I may very well be mistaken.The way I use this device is by loading music onto its 2 gigabyte storage drive built into it via micro USB. The built in controls allow me to play songs, skip and repeat tracks, move forward or backward through my folders/playlists, toggle shuffle and use the zappin features.I can't imagine audible working on this device at all due to its inability to wirelessly connect to anything.I hope this helps. « Show Less
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I'm an audiobook listener, and it will remember you previous track position, assuming you don't skip tracks or add/remove any files. If you do, then it loses the position.
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It depends on the format of the Audio book. The "SanDisk Sansa Clip+" supports MP3, WMA, Secure WMA, Audiobooks, Ogg Vorbis, as well as FLAC formats. And I know that the Overdrive audio books, come in MP3, WMA, formats as well.
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You can play audio files from the SD card but the player will not remember where you were and will not let you create playlists. Not good.
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Hmm ... well, SanDisk says it "supports" up to 32GB, but "recommends" that you limit card size to 8GB for playback of MP3 and WMA files ... probably to ensure you don't get any drop-outs or glitches during playback. The "recommendation" for playback of these kinds of files on the Clip+ is 16GB. [Update: I got a 16GB card for my Clip Sport, and loaded about 7GB of MP3's onto it. So far, I've had no trouble with either menus or playback.]