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 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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Buy a Clip Zip. This player doesn't do chapterization properly, the fast forward and rewind are annoyingly slow, and for regular mp3 books the player will not resume at the last played file.
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I also updated my firmware, thanks for the information. I get books thru OverDrive media from the local library. These automatically download into the music folder. How can I get them to download into the audiobooks folder? I've tried moving the folders on the computer and it shows that they have been moved to audiobook folder, but when I disconnect the clip, the audiobook folder is empty and the audiobooks are still in the music folder. Thanks for any help. I have Windows Vista, media player 11 and sandisk sansa clip 4gb.
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It works great, but there's a huge learning curve. For one thing, the device wants to put the audiobook into the Music file, which will then play the chapters out of order. You will need to manually change that. Be sure to call Sansa Support for help. Once you get it all figured out, you will be very happy with it. I also bought a small speaker so I can take my books into the house with me and listen to them there as well as in the car.
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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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I have never owned an Ipod. I am looking for the best version that is specifically for music. I do not want a lot of bells and whistles, I want good sound and to know up front that it is fairly simple to load or download music. Does anyone have a preference for what version I should go for? No:Photos/games/other stuff.. just music.thanks.
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Use the Audible Download Manager.Other methods have FAILED!Choose Windows or Mac, Then choose MP3 player; here:.. https://www.audible.com/swUPDATE:HINT: Run Audible Mgr software, Go to your Audible Library online (Click LIBRARY, then MY BOOKS top center), there is a drop down menu top/right above your books,"Audio Quality:" choose Format 4 for RCA, Choose book to Download. Only books downloaded with a big 4 (in Audible Manager)will show up in your device.Yes, its kinda complicated the first time. RIDICULOUS without instructions though! Use the Audible Download Manager.Other methods have FAILED!Choose Windows or Mac, Then choose MP3 player; here:.. https://www.audible.com/swUPDATE:HINT: Run Audible Mgr software, Go to your Audible Library online (Click LIBRARY, then MY BOOKS top center), there is a drop down menu top/right above your books,"Audio Quality:" choose Format 4 for RCA, Choose book to Download. Only books downloaded with a big 4 (in Audible Manager)will show up in your device.Yes, its kinda complicated the first time. RIDICULOUS without instructions... » Read More Use the Audible Download Manager.Other methods have FAILED!Choose Windows or Mac, Then choose MP3 player; here:.. https://www.audible.com/swUPDATE:HINT: Run Audible Mgr software, Go to your Audible Library online (Click LIBRARY, then MY BOOKS top center), there is a drop down menu top/right above your books,"Audio Quality:" choose Format 4 for RCA, Choose book to Download. Only books downloaded with a big 4 (in Audible Manager)will show up in your device.Yes, its kinda complicated the first time. RIDICULOUS without instructions though! « Show Less
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I've used it to play audiobooks borrowed from the library using the Overdrive application: https://www.overdrive.com/Only works on the mp3 books and you have to use the application to loads them onto the player.
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A really good MP3 player that I have come across is the SanDisk Sansa e280 8 GB MP3 player. It is a little more expensive than most (I think new it's about $149.99, may be cheaper), however it lasted me about 7 years. It probably would have lasted me longer, except a friend borrowed it and left it in the rain. It is a pretty high quality player. Now on to the itunes issue. Itunes has basically made it so that you can't download music from them onto something that isn't apple, except a desktop computer. I received an itunes gift card once and did not own anything by apple. I downloaded itunes onto my computer easily and then bought a few songs. I did a lot of research and tried and tried to sinc the music onto my MP3 player, but nothing was working. Finally, I tried to download my songs onto a disc, which worked. Then I proceeded to upload that disc onto a different media player (Windows Media Player) on my computer that allowed me to download songs onto my MP3 player. All in all it was a very frustrating and difficult process. If you want to avoid the frustration of having to deal with itunes, I would just get an apple ipod, ipod touch, or something that apple allows itunes to download to. If you really want an MP3 player I would recommend the one I highlighted above.
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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.
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never tried to put a book on this AWESOME device. As long as you can get the book in MP3 format you will be fine. I know my songs in iTunes I had to convert to MP3 format and then they went on the player just fine. Hope this helps!
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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 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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I would agree with the recommendation to use a Clip+. You seem completely uninterested in anything other than just loading your songs onto the device and pressing "play," and for this, I would also suggest you get a Sansa Clip+. It is small, cheap (relatively) and from what I have read, sounds excellent. (If you are, indeed, and old lady and you were not saying that with tongue-in-cheek, then I doubt your ears would be able to discern the incredibly minor difference between the sound quality of almost ANY medium or upper tier player, regardless of the quality of headphones you are using)Just get the Clip+ at Wal-Mart or something, or here at Amazon, and I doubt that you will be disappointed. I would agree with the recommendation to use a Clip+. You seem completely uninterested in anything other than just loading your songs onto the device and pressing "play," and for this, I would also suggest you get a Sansa Clip+. It is small, cheap (relatively) and from what I have read, sounds excellent. (If you are, indeed, and old lady and you were not saying that with tongue-in-cheek, then I doubt your ears would be able to discern the incredibly minor difference between the sound quality of almost ANY medium or upper tier player, regardless of the quality of headphones you are... » Read More I would agree with the recommendation to use a Clip+. You seem completely uninterested in anything other than just loading your songs onto the device and pressing "play," and for this, I would also suggest you get a Sansa Clip+. It is small, cheap (relatively) and from what I have read, sounds excellent. (If you are, indeed, and old lady and you were not saying that with tongue-in-cheek, then I doubt your ears would be able to discern the incredibly minor difference between the sound quality of almost ANY medium or upper tier player, regardless of the quality of headphones you are using)Just get the Clip+ at Wal-Mart or something, or here at Amazon, and I doubt that you will be disappointed. « Show Less
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Hi there,i'd like to buy a new 8GB mp3, but, i'm confused between the new ipod nano and zune. people say that the 3rd gen nano has a great battery life now, but, i'm discouraged from transferring my music files to itunes and changing the format (i've been using windows media. so, they're mostly in .wma)Is it true that Zune's software is crippled?being an experienced useer, would you recommend zune or nano? =)thanks a bunch!!
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I don't use audible?, you can load mp3 audio books and they play just fine. So far the main complaint that I have about this player is the buttons are very sensitive and it's almost required to lock the controls out to listen to the whole story.