Is this player is good for audiobooks?
1104541
I''m using just for listening to music, but sound is great, that''s why I think you can use it for audio books also.
1104542
I'm not sure, because my mum just use it listening her favorite songs while she runs.
1104543
Good question. I've only used it for music to get me motivated during my gym workouts, but have yet to get to the gym :-) Still, the sound quality is amazing and it's comfortable to wear. I would recommend it highly.
432604
Most any MP3 player will work for books. A couple of things you may want to consider --- Where do you plan on downloading your books from? Many libraries have services where you can "check out" downloadable media and listen to books for free. Unfortunately, most of these services DON'T work with Ipods or Zunes. If you plan on using one of these services, check their website for compatibility. I also primarily listen to books on my MP3 player. I had an Ipod Nano (my daughter accidentally lost it!) and it was my favorite. I really miss it and keep trying to convince myself to splurge and buy another. My son has a Creative Zen and it also works well for audiobooks. Some of the lower end, cheaper units are designed primarily for music. With these, it's hard to access a specific track. So, for instance if you're on chapter 20 of a book and accidentally lose your place, then you have to "click" through 20 chapters to get back to where you were. On the better units like the Ipods and the Zen, you can go right to it. (for instance, sometimes I forget to turn the player off when I turn the car off and it's hours ahed of me) If you ever listen to more than one book at a time, make sure it has a bookmark feature. Otherwise you'll lose your place in book 1 when you switch to book 2 and back.
1072326
Sorry, but I can't answer that question. I have only used the player to listen to the existing books. I am aware you can add audio books and music but not how to do it. I asked the manufactures of this product several questions and one if them was "Can I add books and Music and delete existing ones and they said YES!. I have not yet pursued that but I did find the people at Library of Classics to be very helpful on 3 occasions that I spoke with them. I suggest you contact them by way of email at--- info@libraryoftheclassics.com for the answer to your question. They are most friendly and easy to correspond with via email.
1418503
I'm glad you warned me. I notice there are firmware upgrades on their site. But why would I have to upgrade a brand new player? One of them said it was necessary to listen to audible books? I hope not. I may very well get back to you with questions. Thank you again!
888987
Not sure Carolyn..only using for music. Bluetooth works great. Never thought of audio books.. Bru
1145727
I don't have an audio book on mine yet, but for a song, there is a play speed option when you hold down the right side of the screen for an extra 2 seconds. It can be set to 0(default), 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Not sure what speeds they correspond to. Since audio books are part of the Music library options, I would guess this option is also available for audio books. I have firm-ware version 2.01US, so you might have to upgrade if your player has an older firmware. I didn't remember seeing the audio books option in the earlier firmware.
753930
Yes, but only for MP3 audiobooks. It doesn't work for WMA audiobooks. For MP3s it works very well. When you download them, make sure the download file is "Audiobooks". If the book lands in "Music", it may pause between the sections of the book. Not a serious problem, but occasionally annoying. I download audiobooks from my library, and most of those are WMA, so I returned my Clip Sport and purchased a Clip+, which takes both types.
2204516
I don't really know. I was so disappointed that it wouldn't play WMA books (which is my major use of the device) that I put it on the shelf and purchased a more expensive SanDisk 4GB clip zip player which plays WMA, MP3, and other formats. I've had generally good experience with SanDisk; so I coughed up a few more dollars. I really was disappointed in the Electrohome player.
2041687
Yes it is. I transfer audio books from the OverDrive media console on almost a daily basis. Works perfectly! And in case you go over your lending time period on the books, the Sansa won't erase them automatically. That's my favorite part!
244135
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.
1146070
it's pretty simple. i use mine for audio books which i download from the library. if you want audio books there is software you download called Overdrive Media. There will be a link for this at your library site. I have also transferred things from CD's. You highlight what you want and copy to the device just like you would transfer things to a flash drive. Does that answer your questions? if not, let me know and i will try and answer them.
1465230
I use my mp3 for audio books . I have yet to fill it up. I have put 5 or 6 books on it. Each of the books average 8 to 14 hours. Good Luck. Sue
676435
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.
1599995
Hi Larry - I am also looking for mp3 player for audiobooks from NetLibrary - Do you know if Sansa has bookmarking feature? How did you narrow your choices to Sansa? Thanks for your help. Willow
991702
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.
181219
I've had mine for a couple weeks, listening primarily to Audible.com books. So far, it's been the best I've found (aside from an iPod) with resume (interestingly, if the sleep timer shuts off the system, when you turn it back on, you don't need to hit play: it just starts playing where it left off). I haven't tried with any books using a DRM system yet, though.
2041685
Yes it is. It is very easy. I think it is the best all round MP3 player for audio books - just don't drop it in water!