Use of Audiobooks Has anyone used the shuffle for audiobooks? Does the "bookmark" feature work? (i.e. on other ipods you can stop in the middle of a book and it will restart at that same point). Use of Audiobooks Has anyone used the shuffle for audiobooks? Does the "bookmark" feature work? (i.e. on other ipods you can stop in the middle of a book and it will restart at that... » Read More Use of Audiobooks Has anyone used the shuffle for audiobooks? Does the "bookmark" feature work? (i.e. on other ipods you can stop in the middle of a book and it will restart at that same point). « Show Less
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You can't really bookmark, but when you turn it off and then back on, it is in the same place.
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I am going to stand up for Marian, yes Audible can use the iPod, but your local public library probably offers a service called Overdrive (which is free with you library card compared to paying for Audible.com) that allows users to download audio books free of charge, but due to software issues they cannot be played on an iPod.
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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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The actual Apple IPods will only play audiobooks that you buy from Apple, because Apple refuses to let other audiobook publishers use their audio file format. Geuine Apple IPods also do not have the ability to "bookmark". To play downloadable audio books from libraries, Overdrive, Audible, etc., you need a non-Apple bookmark-enabled mp3 player. Most libraries and audiobook Web sites have a list of players that can play their books; the most ubiquitous are the "Creative Zen" line of MP3 players. They are not as slick as IPods, but they can play library audiobooks, and when you turn them off, will resume where you stopped. The actual Apple IPods will only play audiobooks that you buy from Apple, because Apple refuses to let other audiobook publishers use their audio file format. Geuine Apple IPods also do not have the ability to "bookmark". To play downloadable audio books from libraries, Overdrive, Audible, etc., you need a non-Apple bookmark-enabled mp3 player. Most libraries and audiobook Web sites have a list of players that can play their books; the most ubiquitous are the "Creative Zen" line of MP3 players. They are not as slick as IPods, but they can play library audiobooks, and... » Read More The actual Apple IPods will only play audiobooks that you buy from Apple, because Apple refuses to let other audiobook publishers use their audio file format. Geuine Apple IPods also do not have the ability to "bookmark". To play downloadable audio books from libraries, Overdrive, Audible, etc., you need a non-Apple bookmark-enabled mp3 player. Most libraries and audiobook Web sites have a list of players that can play their books; the most ubiquitous are the "Creative Zen" line of MP3 players. They are not as slick as IPods, but they can play library audiobooks, and when you turn them off, will resume where you stopped. « Show Less
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I listen to audiobooks on my iPod all the time, you just import the CD's as MP3s into iTunes, and then drag them onto the shuffle. I find the audio quality of the library editions and Audible to be unacceptable (similar to am radio). The iPod also bookmarks your last position when you turn it off as long as your battery is charged. You do not have to use "aac" (Apple audio file format) files on the iPod, you can use MP3s, which is the standard format.
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Marian, this statement is completely wrong. I Am a long time member of Audible and can download books onto my iPod. In fact Audible offer a large discount off an Apple player as a promotion to get you to join. Audible works seamlessly with iTunes.
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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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You can download many free audiobooks in m4b format from www.gutenberg.com. iTunes imports them without any trouble and they can be downloaded to iPods from a playlist. The bookmark feature seems to work, my (20GB) iPod started up where I had left off.
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This is a very simple player with the exception of having Bluerooth. No it does not bookmark. Nor does it seem to have the ability to advance through an audio piece.
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yes you can bookmark audiobooks. This is done two ways. By default The player will remember where you left off and paused. The second way can be achieved in the menu section by hitting select. It's also the audiobooks has a handy Time elapsed counter that you can record. I have two of these devices one for me and one for my wife. It's a great device also considering that it's not lithium-ion you get a lot of hours out of it.
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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.
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I read books on my ipod all the time, whole books. I've never had any other reader. The iPod touch is fine to read on. You can adjust font and background/text colors. While a page on the iPod doesn't show as much as a page in a book it has never been a problem for me.
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I'm trying to figure this out too. It's the only problem I'm finding with this iPod function. I hate that I can't shuffle the songs. Can anyone help?? Thanks.
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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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I have put audio books on my nano and currently have seven on there. I had a little trouble initially getting them from Audible.com to my iPod but all it took was checking the audiobooks I wanted and syncing the iPod. I love it.
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No. I bought it JUST for audiobooks, not music. It shuffles chapters, even though I have it turned to direct play. If you accidentally hit the forward or back button, forget trying to find your original place.
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We have an ipod nano 2gb model, and also the ipod classic 80 gb model. We have loaded audio books on both. The 80 gb works best because it can hold more. We subscribe to audible.com and download our books from them. They download and transfer right into itunes, easy as can be. Our Ipod classic has over 100 books, plus some music, on it and there's still lots of room left. Audible.com has ten of thousands of books including bestsellers, non-fiction, radio shows, and podcasts. I've subscribed for over 5 years I think, and I've never been disappointed.
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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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I find it interesting that this discussion was created in the first place. My initial confusion was that the product page seemed to be pushing for people to buy the iPod to use with this, but the item title specifically says FOR THE SANSA FUSE. I guess someone asked Amazon to change the item title and Amazon agreed? Not sure, but I originally dismissed all the iPod references on the item page as product placement or whatever you call that...
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You can program the audio book to go forward or backward in chapter mode or you can turn that off and go forward or backward as you wish. Most books are downloaded in segments so it is easy to start any where you want. Hope this helped.
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I found that this is not the case. You cannot turn the unit off and have it restart where you left off. I listen to a lot of podcast and audiobooks. For example, if you're listening to a 45 min podcast and turn it off halfway through, you will need to restart the podcast. FF and rewind on the unit are so bad that they should be considered useless.
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I have copied numerous books from CD into ITunes and then synced them to my IPod. I assume that copying Audible books is similar. Check out this page:http://www.audible.com/dc
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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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I put my ipod on shuffle and just hit next and it doesn't play the next song in order. You can still hit next when the head unit is in ipod control mode, so there's really no reason to put it in head unit control mode