Trouble downloading from overdrive media to Sansa Fuze external audiobooks: Has anyone had this problem and over come?
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To expand on Reverie's comment (which was good advice) Click transfer in Overdrive, click the Advanced button in the transfer pop up window, then you can select exactly where you want it to go and even create a new folder within Audiobooks for each book.
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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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Sorry. Mine malfunctioned and I returned it. Bought the Sansa and love it. Anything you can download to your laptop or PC you can transfer to the device.
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The player does work fairly well for audio books - when it works. This particular model has a long history of locking up and not being able to be fixed. Also, Sansa tech support is useless.
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I thought not, HOWEVER, I just discovered that it is better to rip audiobook CD's in iTunes than in Windows Media Player. The result is that each disc is in order (yay!) and the chapters are numbered. After uploading each disc, I make sure the mode is Mp3, which iTunes easily converts. Then I set up a folder on the Desktop with the title of the book as its title. Drag and drop the discs to the folder. Open the Sansa clip and add the discs, using the same method as adding files to a flash drive. I THINK THIS WILL WORK! It appears that it will.
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I have no problems with Rhapsody-2-Go with the Fuze (other than my general dislike of the Rhapsody software's tendency to crash). It supports channels and downloaded tracks with no problems.
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It seems that other than the Sansa products, the main alternative is the Creative Zen Mozaic. But some of the customer comments on the Zen were that it freezes up when you try to fast forward or fast rewind. The Sansa seems to be better in that regard. It also seems that the Fuze has an automatic bookmark feature. I can't tell if the Clip has this or not. It does seem that the Sanza products do not have manual bookmarking that would let you keep your place in several books at the same time. That seems to be a feature that Creative Zen has had in some models. Larry
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I've used both the Fuze and Fuze+ for ONLY audiobooks for years, and in fact they return to the point you left off in the audiobook. The Fuze+ has (IMHO) the 'slicker' question feature (Do you want to return...) I've always grouped tracks together (using an old version of iTunes), so I don't know what the players do when only individual tracks are played. HTH!
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You may be able to restart it. If you still have the instructions see which two buttons to press or look them up on google search. The Zune 80G gave me all kinds of problems so I know how fustrating it is to own one. I eventuall had to buy a Sansa Fuze and retire my Zune.
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I first bought a Coby -- incompatible with Overdrive. My only experience is with Sansa -- check BestBuy online; there was a good deal on 4 GB last month. It took me over 6 months to discover how to put Overdrive books into the Book section, rather than Music -- so, I am sticking with the Sansa Clip Zip.
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Disclaimer: I have yet to test it since I have recently found my Clip+. I've rarely used it for audiobooks, but preliminary inspection (from review videos) leads me to believe that the firmware hasn't changed so you may not expect any improvements to audiobook playback.Joshua Bean's comment seems to provide more insight than I.
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Yes. But if you'd like to use this for Audible audio books this particular model isn't one that works. I haven't tried it with Overdrive media. The FM radio works very well on this unit.
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I was getting REALLY frustrated by trying to get the Fuze to work with Rhapsody. I finally found "Settings" on the Fuze, went "System Settings" -> "USB Mode" -> "MTP" (for music transfer protocol) and things started working fine after that.
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Thank you, thank you. I wasn't sure it would work with my Sansa Fuze. It sounds like it will work fine. "Jay Ohh"
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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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I had the same problem of not having USB as a menu selection and Wal-Mart WMA's not syncing to the sansa c250. I ran the updater from the Sansa Website, did the hold/left arrow reboot as shown in another post here, and here's the kicker, I had to reformat the c250, thus losing my stored items. It was easy enough, though time consuming to reload everything and I was able to sync the Wal-Mart WMA's. It took me a long time to find this out after a lot of internet surfing and I hope it helps everyone who is not seeing USB on their menu.
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Both are good for audiobooks and have bookmarking.Difference is Fuze headphone jack does not breakoff easily. Clip's jack is on the side instead of bottom. Headphone jacks break off easily. Its a common problem.For that reason alone, I would go with Sansa Fuze.Other reasons to go with Sansa Fuze is the size. Its as small as an IPOD nano or deck of cards. The size difference between Fuze and Clip is not as big as you would think. They both fit in your pocket, and hand.Third, Fuze has a readable screen thats in color. Its much easier on the eyes. Clip is in black and white text. Its very hard to see and annoying. Overall, you'd be crazy to chose a Sansa Clip over a Sansa Fuze. Both are good for audiobooks and have bookmarking.Difference is Fuze headphone jack does not breakoff easily. Clip's jack is on the side instead of bottom. Headphone jacks break off easily. Its a common problem.For that reason alone, I would go with Sansa Fuze.Other reasons to go with Sansa Fuze is the size. Its as small as an IPOD nano or deck of cards. The size difference between Fuze and Clip is not as big as you would think. They both fit in your pocket, and hand.Third, Fuze has a readable screen thats in color. Its much easier on the... » Read More Both are good for audiobooks and have bookmarking.Difference is Fuze headphone jack does not breakoff easily. Clip's jack is on the side instead of bottom. Headphone jacks break off easily. Its a common problem.For that reason alone, I would go with Sansa Fuze.Other reasons to go with Sansa Fuze is the size. Its as small as an IPOD nano or deck of cards. The size difference between Fuze and Clip is not as big as you would think. They both fit in your pocket, and hand.Third, Fuze has a readable screen thats in color. Its much easier on the eyes. Clip is in black and white text. Its very hard to see and annoying. Overall, you'd be crazy to chose a Sansa Clip over a Sansa Fuze. « Show Less