Audiobook Compatible? Does the Sandisk "remember" where *in a file* it was playing if you shut it off for a few hours?
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Gary, just tried turning off (power button) the e250 as it was playing - when I turned it back on, it was exactly where I had turned it off. Any other test you might want me to try? Jerry
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I hear that it does not have bookmarks for audio books. Does it remember its place when you turn it off and back on?
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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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The short answer is yes. I have had three of these. I loved them for audio books. The first one lasted five years, the second one three. I bought two additional as gifts over seven years ago. One is still working. The last one I bought from a third party vendor in July 2013 and by October 2013 it was dead. The problem is, it's an old model, not supported, with no access to the battery. When it dies no one take responsibility, it's past the 30 day return time. So I spent $300 for three months use. I wish Creative would go back to players with bookmarking capability.
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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.
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I don't use mine for audio books but my husband does and he says yes...it does. Please note though....he uses his primarily for audio books and the unit died after about 6 months of use. I have the same player in a different color and only use mine for work outs and mine is still working. I don't know if it was because you have it on such a long time when you are listening to audio books versus music or not.
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Yes, you can! I download audio books from the library using the Overdrive platform and it recognizes the player. It actually works really well for books (but not for playlists).
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I like to listen to audio books when I go to bed at night. Does this device have a sleep timer? I don't want to go to sleep and have it playing all night.
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The only way you could do that would be this: When you're through listening to your audiobook for the moment, simply turn the player off. When you turn it back on, it will be at the exact same place you left off at. Other than that, no, you cannot pause the audiobook, play a couple of songs, then go back to the audiobook and resume where you left off at. Sorry :( Hope that helps...
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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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So far I've used a sandisk and a kingston in it, audio/photo/data any run seemingly with out issue.
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same problam. no solution. even no replay from sandiskLook like that is a fatal bug in Sansa. If file transfer disturb in the middle (USB cable disconnect, etc..) that create corrupted files in the memory and player could not recognize those files. (very common thing with any USB device). But this player instead of skipping the file, keep on loop over same function.This product must recall.
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I don't use proprietary software. Under win7 and win 8.1 it is automatically USB recognised and I simply drag and drop MP3 songs and audiobooks. Best solution I have found for simple audiobooks when walking. Tried phone/ipod/iriver and others.... sansa wins hands down. Cheers. P.S. This is my 3rd in 5 years.
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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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I have used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer and just write down the section and hours/minutes so I can find my place easily after charging. I have used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer... » Read More I have used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer and just write down the section and hours/minutes so I can find my place easily after charging. « Show Less
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I know sansa supports audio books, not sure which format though. If you install rockbox, I believe it supports many formats. Will make your battery last considerably longer. It is noticable
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Absolutely. It's recognized by Audible Manager, Overdrive (Public libraries), WMA, and MP3, also music formats FLAC, Ogg Vorbis. With a good battery, you get about 15 hours on a charge, making this one of the best audiobook players out there. One design flaw compared to the older version (Sansa Clip, not "+" or "Zip") the older version would rewind from the beginning of one chapter (file) across to the end of the previous one. None of the newer Sansa players (+, Zip) seem capable of this. You have to jump to the beginning of the previous chapter and FF to its end. Not often necessary, but it seems silly they'd drop this feature. Absolutely. It's recognized by Audible Manager, Overdrive (Public libraries), WMA, and MP3, also music formats FLAC, Ogg Vorbis. With a good battery, you get about 15 hours on a charge, making this one of the best audiobook players out there. One design flaw compared to the older version (Sansa Clip, not "+" or "Zip") the older version would rewind from the beginning of one chapter (file) across to the end of the previous one. None of the newer Sansa players (+, Zip) seem capable of this. You have to jump to the beginning of the previous chapter and FF to its end. Not... » Read More Absolutely. It's recognized by Audible Manager, Overdrive (Public libraries), WMA, and MP3, also music formats FLAC, Ogg Vorbis. With a good battery, you get about 15 hours on a charge, making this one of the best audiobook players out there. One design flaw compared to the older version (Sansa Clip, not "+" or "Zip") the older version would rewind from the beginning of one chapter (file) across to the end of the previous one. None of the newer Sansa players (+, Zip) seem capable of this. You have to jump to the beginning of the previous chapter and FF to its end. Not often necessary, but it seems silly they'd drop this feature. « Show Less