which ipod do i buy to hear books? Which Ipod should I get so I can listen to books and transfer my cd's?
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Here's the dowside of using a Shuffle to listen to books - it is really easy to accidently lose your place in the book. When this happens, it's a pain-in-the-neck to get back to where you were. I know you can lock the shuffle so this doesn't happen but then it's a hassle to pause it if, say, someone wants to talk to you. I have used a Nano for about 4 or 5 years mainly to listen to books. There are several advantages besides being able to see on the screen exactly where you are in the story. I love the sleep timer feature. I set it for 15 minutes and if I happen to fall asleep, I don't run the battery down and I know I only have to go back, at most, 15 minutes. This is not something you can do with a Shuffle.
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Yes you can copy from your CD's to iTunes and then sync it with your iPod. You could probably find instructions for doing this on the internet or at Apple Support.
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Marian, you are wrong. I second Flora's comment: Audible audiobook are natively supported by iPods. Audible support is explicitly listed in iPod tech specs!
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Definitely the IPod 5th generation. It's faster, sharper, and overall better. Though if money is the issue, IPod 4th generation is still a great product! :-)
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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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Exactly the CD player is what I meant to say, thanks. I like to listen to audio books but sometimes after a couple of hours of listening or if I leave it paused for to long it shuts off and feels quite warm to the touch. :(
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It works just the same as an iPod. If you have bluetooth access to your stereo system or have an auxilury input, you are set. I use my iPad to play audiobooks since the iPad is so much bigger and I can get to the pause button without too much distraction.
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thanks for the reply.. I ended up buying the sansa shaker mp3 player (I liked the idea of having a speaker option), for my 8 yr old niece this Christmas. I wish I didn't. It seems that if you have a Mac, and buy music on iTunes you, can't transfer it to an mp3 player, unless it is an iPod. ITunes music is in AAC format... you can't change it mp3 format. Mac apparently says that the sound quality is better.. I'm not so sure, and I am definitely disappointed that Mac doesn't at least give you the option. I'll just continue to let her use my old 2nd generation iPod.
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Yes you can listen to audio books. I would suggest making it a playlist so you can find it if you have other play lists loaded.
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Sorry....I can't answer that question. I was only able to download music and mp3 files....not sure about books...let me know we're to get it and I will work on it Saturday. I'm not by my computer but I used the Walkman on the road today. So send me info and I will see if it works
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I would get an iPod classic, put all of your music on it and then get an iPod dock by Klipsch or Bose
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That sounds good. I am in the process of reripping the CDs that are WMA's - I knew the Ipod wouldn't play them, and I was worried about the sound quality with converted files. Thanks for the reply!
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I'm going to ask you one more question if you don't mind. If I just want the best player I can find to listen to music and don't care about lists, album art, interfaces or anything else. I just want to put my songs on the player and listen to them in the order they come up, which do you recommend? (Can you tell I'm an old lady and just love to listen to music? LOL!) All that matters to me is good sound, ease of putting songs on the player, number of songs I can add to the player and how long it will play music on one charge. Even the Cowan 160 GB player sounds interesting to me.
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Music from my cloud downloads perfectly to the iPod shuffle. I haven't tried it with audio books.
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You can only use Ipod and Iphones 4th generation or older, no other :( you can look at the amazon recomendations for music cds. I hope this helps you :)
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If you play only cd's or mp3's all you need is a receiver, two speakers, speaker cables and an ipod. If you don't use mp3's you don't even need the ipod. If you want a little more punch to your sound you could add a power amp and surround sound, but those are definitely not necessary.
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It depends on what type of device you would want to listen to and what you're doing. For example, if you were cleaning your house moving around from room to room, I might suggest the ipod nano. Plus, you can take it with you outside you[re home. I have one and I would strongly reccommend checking it out.