Best audio player for books? I have, in the past, purchased an MP3 (iRiver) player so I could download books. Have not been able to get it to work. Purchased a nano, have not been able to get it to work when I had the book CDs from the library. What is easiest to use? I see lots of comments about players regarding tunes, but not books. Thanks! Best audio player for books? I have, in the past, purchased an MP3 (iRiver) player so I could download books. Have not been able to get it to work. Purchased a nano, have not been able to get it to... » Read More Best audio player for books? I have, in the past, purchased an MP3 (iRiver) player so I could download books. Have not been able to get it to work. Purchased a nano, have not been able to get it to work when I had the book CDs from the library. What is easiest to use? I see lots of comments about players regarding tunes, but not books. Thanks! « Show Less
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I just bought the Mosaic and have spent a very frustrating week with a Netlibrary book (18 Hrs). I've spent more time pushing the reset button and trying to get back to where I fell asleep <smile>. When I use the Seek function, it freezes up. The bookmarks haven't been holding.I'm taking it back . I'm also not happy with the fact that I can't find a player that uses batteries. If my charge dies while I"m on the road, I've no way to recharge....at least my old Creative TXFM I popped the battery. The only reason I'm in the market for a new one is the size of the book won't fit on my 256 TXFM I just bought the Mosaic and have spent a very frustrating week with a Netlibrary book (18 Hrs). I've spent more time pushing the reset button and trying to get back to where I fell asleep <smile>. When I use the Seek function, it freezes up. The bookmarks haven't been holding.I'm taking it back . I'm also not happy with the fact that I can't find a player that uses batteries. If my charge dies while I"m on the road, I've no way to recharge....at least my old Creative TXFM I popped the battery. The only reason I'm in the market for a new one is the size of the book won't... » Read More I just bought the Mosaic and have spent a very frustrating week with a Netlibrary book (18 Hrs). I've spent more time pushing the reset button and trying to get back to where I fell asleep <smile>. When I use the Seek function, it freezes up. The bookmarks haven't been holding.I'm taking it back . I'm also not happy with the fact that I can't find a player that uses batteries. If my charge dies while I"m on the road, I've no way to recharge....at least my old Creative TXFM I popped the battery. The only reason I'm in the market for a new one is the size of the book won't fit on my 256 TXFM « Show Less
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I have not tested the Mosaic, but would trust the NetLibrary table. I did try the Zen 4GB, and it had a bookmark feature which worked well. I would assume it is the same for the Mozaic. I would add, however, that after checking out the Zen, I settled on a Sanza Fuze as being better for my needs - primarily NetLibrary - and it would seem we share that in common. Even though the Fuze does not have bookmarking, it doesn't need it. For any track in the Books folder, when you stop and then come back, you get the option to Resume where you left off, or not. You don't even have to go thru the steps of setting a Bookmark. Just my 2 cents. I have not tested the Mosaic, but would trust the NetLibrary table. I did try the Zen 4GB, and it had a bookmark feature which worked well. I would assume it is the same for the Mozaic. I would add, however, that after checking out the Zen, I settled on a Sanza Fuze as being better for my needs - primarily NetLibrary - and it would seem we share that in common. Even though the Fuze does not have bookmarking, it doesn't need it. For any track in the Books folder, when you stop and then come back, you get the option to Resume where you left off, or not. You don't even have to go thru the... » Read More I have not tested the Mosaic, but would trust the NetLibrary table. I did try the Zen 4GB, and it had a bookmark feature which worked well. I would assume it is the same for the Mozaic. I would add, however, that after checking out the Zen, I settled on a Sanza Fuze as being better for my needs - primarily NetLibrary - and it would seem we share that in common. Even though the Fuze does not have bookmarking, it doesn't need it. For any track in the Books folder, when you stop and then come back, you get the option to Resume where you left off, or not. You don't even have to go thru the steps of setting a Bookmark. Just my 2 cents. « Show Less
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My zen mozaic works terribly for audiobooks. When I try to fast foward or rewind, even when using the "search to" utility, i get an error message and my player completely freezes.
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Net library has tested the Zen Mosaic and claims it does have a bookmark feature. Can anybody confirm this?See http://support.oclc.org/Resolutions/TestedPlayers.pdf
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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.
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I just use this to listen to audio books in my kitchen. I like it a lot, it is the best CD played I own. An audio CD may skip on one of my other players but not this one. I have not used it on battery although I have them in it for back up purposes. I haven't tried a USB product on it. I could give it a shot and let you know if you'd like as well as the repeat, if there is one?
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Yes, this MP3 player will play audio books, it can hold ebooks as well. The best way to upload files from your computer to this device is to use real player. You can convert audio and music files easily and it will download your files automatically when you plug the device in to your computer.
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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.
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how do you move files to the card? I have audiobooks on my player and I can not figure out how to move them to the SD card. Can anyone help?
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I'm interested in the Apple iPod Shuffle 2GB strictly for listening to audiobooks from Audible.com. Is this a good choice and is 2GB enough storage and does it bookmark. I am new to these devices. I'd like the lowest price until I learn more about them. Also how do you charge it? And can I use a regular headset or does it have to be earbuds which I can't use with my hearing aid.sure would appreciate any and all help on this.
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Hey thank you very much for your info. Is there any better MP3 players? Like which ones?Thank you once again!
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The sansa e280 can play books on tape, but it is tricky. It took me a while to figure it out but it can be done. You have to set it up as a play list to keep the book in order. Plus before you transfer the tracks to the sansa you have to make sure that all the id v.2 tags are labeled differently because that is how sansa labels the tracks, not by the filename. I know this because that's all my wife lisens to on hers.
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While Audible.com cost money, I bought this player (over IPod knowing an IPod is *FAR* superior) because the library near me allows free viewing only if the device supports Windows PlaysForSure media format.Translation: If you buy an IPod the device is great but the books are costly. If you buy this, the device is OK, but the books are *free*.
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To 5 yorkies and H. Bowman: This should work just fine for the both of you. I've had this a few days, but today was the first time I've really had time to play with it. Its taken all day to get to get an eReader that will work good. This unit comes with Aldiko as the eReader app, but I couldn't figure out how to buy/download books (it comes with downloads to tons of free books, but thats not what I was looking for). Someone else on this site gave a web address to download Kindle for Android and now I have it downloaded (even started reading the book I was looking for). I was able to setup my email right away, although it didn't work very well through the setup wizard (I have yahoo mail). Since I already have an android phone, I checked the settings on my phone and just did a manual setup using the same settings. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I will do what I can do help. Good luck to you...I'm loving my new tablet so far.
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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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Yes, you can! I download audio books from the library using the Overdrive platform and it recognizes the player. It actually works really well for books (but not for playlists).
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I have read so many bad reviews on this player, but it is on the NetLibrary tested list and I am trying to get set up to download and play books while I exercise. The bookmark feature seems very important. How important is it to you? How do you recharge your batterY? How do you replace your battery? How is the joystick? How difficult is setup?
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You are wrong about the larger ipods not being ale to play books from sources other than Apple. I get two or three books a month from audible and they work great on my 60g ipod. The bookmarks work and I have no trouble at all. I have 69 books (including Atlas Shrugged at 55 hrs and The Fountainhead) and every album my wife and I own and haven't hit 15 gig yet.
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Dear Thelma, I must confess, my new Creative Zen is still in the box. My old Creative Zen was great for audio books and that is what I used it for. Great audio, great bookmarking. After 5 years it no longer was recognized by my computer so I purchased the new one, but haven't set it up yet. I borrow my books from the library, online. Ours has a great selection of e-audio books, so you don't have to pay to listen. Hope this helps.
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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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the Ipod is superior? In what. In messing up the music library? Back to the point, I'm an audible subscriber and is very simple to load your audiobooks to the Sansa. Simply change the format in WMA or mp3.