Recommendations for audiobooks?

SanDisk MP3 players Sansa® Clip | Sansa® Clip+
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Hello!
First of all I apologize for my bad English…

Is Sansa Clip+ a good choice for listening to audio books (.mp3)? I had a big problem on my Sansa Express because i have to fix the ID3 tag on every .mp3 file. Its really annoying and sometimes it doesn’t work… An example: 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4. and sometimes it plays reversed. I don’t want to fix the ID3tag everytime my mom wants to borrow my mp3-player for having to listen to audio books. Its really screws up the playlist. And the “Shuffle” option is OFF.

Thanks!

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A nifty thing with the Clip+ (and Clip): if there are no ID3 tags but the file is in the Audiobooks or Podcasts folder (or elsewhere on the Clip but with the ID3 genre field set to Podcast or Audiobook), the Clip will default to the file and folder names for organization and display purposes.

And by the way:  your English is very good!

Message Edited by Miikerman on 11-30-2009 11:32 AM

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Aha okey! So you think I should buy the Sansa Clip+? I do not have to change the id3 tag?

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The Clip+ also has folder view and navigation (separate from ID3 view and navigation), and you can choose your files that way as well.  And so I think that you are covered, multiple ways.

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Okey. Hmm… I find it difficult to determine for myself what I should buy. There are not many well known brands that support microSD. Does the Sansa Clip+ have the “Resume” function? It’s a clever function if you listen to audio books!

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Yes.  It remembers the last file played before shut-off.  It also remembers where each podcast/audiobook was left at, when using ID3 view.  If you want something very small with multiple options, the Clip+ is a good choice.

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where do you get pod casts from.I have been an apple dummy for a few years so i know they have them.but who else carries those that wont charge a monthly fee?

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and your english is really good buddy lol.i was born here but have the chicago accent thing going so we speak sloppy lazy english lol

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@miikerman wrote:
Yes.  It remembers the last file played before shut-off.  It also remembers where each podcast/audiobook was left at, when using ID3 view. 

Not sure what you mean by “when using ID3 view”… but I always access my podcasts using Folders view, and it keeps track of the last position in each file.   (As long as it doesn’t lose its mind and forget that the files are podcasts, not music.  But that’s another thread.)

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2 views:  folder view, and navigation via ID3 tags.

Under ID3 view, the Clip+ also will highlight the last file in the multi-file audiobook that was used–you don’t need to remember that.

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InsomniaPuppet wrote:
where do you get pod casts from.I have been an apple dummy for a few years so i know they have them.but who else carries those that wont charge a monthly fee?

A gazillion (well, close) podcasts can be perused through podcastalley.com.  Free.  There’s goes your life …

Audiobooks:  your library is a super source.  Also, podiobooks.com is a nice source to check out, for newer non-famous books (also free).