MP3 players: Best, current MP3 player for audio books......
Best MP3 for audiobooks
by blueneonboy - 8/14/06 4:11 AM In reply to: Best, current MP3 player for audio books...... by skywagonI recently bought the Zen Micro since it can book mark and when you close it down, it remembers exactly where it left off. However, I don't think you can take it jogging with you. If you want to check out features, go to the NetLibrary.com site and they have a complete list of compatible MP3 units and what features each one has. Good luck.
which to choose
by fishpoint - 8/14/06 5:46 AM In reply to: Best MP3 for audiobooks by blueneonboyThe collective knowledge and hands-on experience of everyone in this discussion board with regard to choosing and using players with audiobooks is probably greater than Netlibrary's list, which includes a whole bunch of players that are no longer available, and several that some of us have tried and found to be less than successful. I originally got into this discussion by a google search on choosing mp3s, and I have learned a tremendous amount.
Learned alot, just chose an MP3 player
by tamijud - 8/28/06 8:26 PM In reply to: which to choose by fishpointThanks to everyone on this forum. It was a great help to read everyone's questions, answers and advice. I've just chosen an MP3 player and have just successfully loaded my first book from NetLibrary.
I have the Creative MUVO v200 (512mb). I wanted to get in cheap and be able to listen to NetLibrary books while I run.
This seems to fit my bill. I paid $35 on ebay for a refurbished unit. It's tiny. And I can load a book from NetLibrary. (after synching the book with WMP I also had to "backup the license" to the MP3 player in order to get it to play -- not a big deal)
One thing I haven't noticed anyone mentioning, is that you can also rip "books-on-cd" to your PC as MP3 files. They come out in smallish tracks (auto-bookmarking) and they can be put on any MP3 player without fooling with WMA licenses and such.
If your fed up with Netlibrary, books-on-CD are a good alternative.
Books on CD vs MP3
by constantreader - 9/2/06 8:19 PM In reply to: Learned alot, just chose an MP3 player by tamijudI'm trying to get away from books on CD by going to an MP2 player. Ever try to change a CD in your car while driving? Not a safe manouever, especially the way so many of them come in holders that don't have a slot so you can get them out easily.
Of course, my MP3 is a Zen Micro that's gone bad (10 days after the 90-day warranty expired). . . Sigh.
MP3 and Books
by jmay1359 - 9/3/06 6:39 AM In reply to: Books on CD vs MP3 by constantreaderI gave up on an IPODs because they are permanently attached to one PC. No sharing. I subscribe to Audible.com but their list of which devices they support is OK but finite. No substitutes – but service is worth it. I had to return a Sandisk Sansa e series because the device does not support protected files from sources like these (and have no prospect of doing so). I think my next purchase will be the creative labs Zen V Plus. Good reviews and it’s on the list.
MP3 Gone Bad
by gramx4 - 9/3/06 10:20 AM In reply to: Books on CD vs MP3 by constantreaderI have learned from reading all the posts to this forum and elsewhere that it is worth the extra $$ to purchase a full replacement extended warranty with any MP3. Our granddaughter's Zen experienced the same headphone jack problems as others and we were able to get a full refund. She purchased the Zen MicroPhoto and we again took out a full replacement warranty on it.
Audiobooks and playtime indicator
by DebbyH - 8/19/06 6:03 AM In reply to: Best, current MP3 player for audio books...... by skywagonWhen downloading Netlibrary audiobooks to my Samsung YP-MT6 the playtime indicator only works occasionally, and even when it does work the time counts are not accurate. It really helps to know where you are in a 10 hour book. Has anyone else had this problem? Am I doing something wrong? Any suggestions?
Unfortunately, the problem is very common.
by alex20850 - 1/5/07 10:45 AM In reply to: Audiobooks and playtime indicator by DebbyHI spent months trying to figure out the problem, but it wasn't my player. NetLibrary does NOT test the players that they say are compatible. I think they just take the word of the company that they are DRM-compatible and ASSUME that the NetLibrary files will work. I had a Creative MuVo TX that I bought just because it was listed as compatible with NetLibrary. I never got the time to work right. If a book was less than two hours, it would show the correct time. If it was over two hours, the time would stay 00:00:00. The NetLibrary Help Desk was useless. The Sansa m2xx series did work correctly with the time tracking, but I got fed up with not having chapters so if I lost my place, I would have hold down the fast forward or rewind forever to get back to my place. I have now gone to iPod nano and am much happier.
Creative players and Net Library
by jb_smith75 - 1/5/07 4:19 PM In reply to: Unfortunately, the problem is very common. by alex20850I bought a Zen Nano Plus recently specifically because it *does* keep track of elapsed time and resume exactly where I left off in my Net Library (and Audible) book. I wish it had a resume feature as well, but if you accidentally (or on purpose) switch to another mode/file, pop out the battery and it will resume back in your book wherre you last powered on.
Audible.com
by medicinman - 8/26/06 2:05 PM In reply to: Best, current MP3 player for audio books...... by skywagonFrankly, I think audible.com books are rediculously expensive. I wouldn't even consider buying them. I just check out recorded books from my library, listen to them and bring them back. My library has hundreds of recorded books so I doubt I'll ever run out. I don't see why recorded books should cost more than books published on paper. But as a consumer in America I'm used to retailers trying to rip me off.
Performance Media
by mibeal90992 - 8/28/06 10:18 AM In reply to: Audible.com by medicinmanIf you are checking out books from the library, I hope you comment back to your library system and suggest purchases. Public libraries thrive on feedback. They pay the cost for the audio performance you enjoy. If you ever see fit to purchase an audio book, perhaps you would consider making yourself a copy and donating the original to your library.
Good point
by medicinman - 8/28/06 3:27 PM In reply to: Performance Media by mibeal90992Yes. Good point. However, the library does not always want my old books & tapes.
Libraries vs audible
by rsanchez - 9/9/06 7:05 PM In reply to: Audible.com by medicinmanI live in a major urban city in CA. Even so, the many libraries have a very small selection of audiobooks. Audible has lousy, lousy tech support, but they are by far the cheapest if the public library doesn't have the books you want. Still, they don't have all the books one might want either.
Netlibrary
by fishpoint - 9/9/06 8:04 PM In reply to: Libraries vs audible by rsanchezYou must have seen the gazillion references on this forum to Netlibrary, but it seems like you have not heard of it? NetLibrary is a free service available via a local library where you download books for free, up to 10 at a time, for 21 days, renewable once. You put them on your computer and from there you may load them on to two devices such as mp3 players. They don't play on ipods because they are in wma format. See if your library is doing this, since you have to have a library card number from a participating library in the first place to get signed up for it. If not you might be able to join via a neighborhood library, like interlibrary loan. At our library it's very low profile--hardly anyone knows about it. Our library also uses Overdrive, which is the same concept.
Happy listening
I agree they are pricey but ...
by jb_smith75 - 11/28/06 1:50 PM In reply to: Audible.com by medicinmanAudible carries books that one can't get easily any other way, and, unlike the library downloads, you can listen to them when you want.
My library is great about asking for Inter-Library loans of books-on-CD, which I rip to wma. However, most participating libraries don't share new books (a year or less), so mine refuses to accept requests on those.
I've joined them for a year @ 2 credits/month, but I can't see myself renewing at that rate at all. Probably, I'll drop down to 1/month. The $9.95/year and "member price" each seems low, but longer books can be $50 a shot.
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