Can I use this cassette player with children the old way so they can listen to a story while following along with a book?
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No Roxann, I am afraid not, this unit is good to transfer music from old cassettes to your computer. Except if you use earphones then only the one person can hear the sound. It is not like the old units. I found it wonderful for being able to get music off the old cassettes -- it is really very easy to do then you might be able to burn a CD that can be used over and over. Hope this give you an idea -- please contact me if you need more info. Pennie
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Yes, it plays like a regular tape player, but there are some excellent children's recorders that are better for around the same price. Although the Ion tape 2 go player does what it says it does, it's just okay.
1100896
It doesn't have its own speaker. You have to be hooked into a computer or speakers but yes you use it the same way as a conventional cassette player.
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If the book is an MP3 file, it will play it, otherwise no. The MP3 function is extremely primitive compared to other dedicated MP3 players, but it does work and the sound out of this little thing is surprisingly good. What I do is use a DOS command on my PC to dump the contents of the mini SD card that contains my MP3 files so I can find a specific MP3 on the player. If you don't know the number of the file on the disk, good luck finding it. It only displays a number, no filenames.
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I no longer have it. I bought it in order to play cassettes since I had a boat load of them and no way to play them.
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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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less
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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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If your car has a cassette player there is a simpler solution than the FM transmitter. Cheaper too. Just buy an MP3 to cassette converter. I've been using one for years to listen to my MP3 player in the car. With a 2GB MP3 player I can load enough audio books for a trip from Chicago to North Carolina and back and this adapter is very simple to use. I tried an FM transmitter but it was just too flaky. I wish I could remember the brand. The mp3 to cassette converter is plug and go. Here's one you can get on Amazon:Philips USA PH-62050 CD/MP3/MD-To-Cassette Adapter (Discontinued by Manufacturer) If your car has a cassette player there is a simpler solution than the FM transmitter. Cheaper too. Just buy an MP3 to cassette converter. I've been using one for years to listen to my MP3 player in the car. With a 2GB MP3 player I can load enough audio books for a trip from Chicago to North Carolina and back and this adapter is very simple to use. I tried an FM transmitter but it was just too flaky. I wish I could remember the brand. The mp3 to cassette converter is plug and go. Here's one you can get on Amazon:Philips USA... » Read More If your car has a cassette player there is a simpler solution than the FM transmitter. Cheaper too. Just buy an MP3 to cassette converter. I've been using one for years to listen to my MP3 player in the car. With a 2GB MP3 player I can load enough audio books for a trip from Chicago to North Carolina and back and this adapter is very simple to use. I tried an FM transmitter but it was just too flaky. I wish I could remember the brand. The mp3 to cassette converter is plug and go. Here's one you can get on Amazon:Philips USA PH-62050 CD/MP3/MD-To-Cassette Adapter (Discontinued by Manufacturer) « 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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Yes -- that is why I purchased the Panasonic Recorder/player -- to play old cassettes. My previous Sony player was worn out, and this one works perfectly (so long as your cassettes are in good condition).
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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.
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It is an audio cassette tape player, but it does not have and external speaker, SO yes must use ear buds or headphones to listen to it. It's worth the price, BUT remember, there's no rewind feature.
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I believe it can work for books on cassette the same way it does it for music. Hope you will be satisfied with the results; if not, you can always delete it. Good luck!
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Can I hook up this cassette player to my Sony stereo receiver & just listen to my tapes?
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Yes, you can listen to tapes on it, but if you want to convert from tape to mp3, you need a flash drive (they're pretty cheap).
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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.
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You can listen directly through headphones. However, this unit is not powered by batteries, but from an external supply that comes through the USB port or from another source so you wouldn't be able to use it while walking around away from your computer. The whole point of this unit is to convert your tapes to MP3's or iPhone format which you can then load onto your iPhone or other digital device. If you just want to listen to old tapes, find an old Walkman and put some new batteries in it.
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This unit has a "SINGLE" cassette player. It is located on the "LEFT" lower side. Kind of of inconvenient, But none the less...IT WORKS GREAT!!!
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Yes Duane Smith that was what I thought too but I had to click play on each and every chapter unfortunately. I gues that is how it works. Before I purchased this I had a talking Bible in form of an Ipod that just reads continiously but it got spoilt. I thought this would do the same but it does not.