Bookmark feature: I listen to audiobooks- does the Sansa Express have a bookmark feature?
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It has a simple single bookmark. If I turn it off while I'm listening to a book, it will start in the same place when I turn it back on. I have lost the bookmark a few times, some times if I hit the wrong button, it's gone. One time I added some more audio files, and when I tried to play it again, the bookmark was gone. The BAD thing about using this for audio books is that the time displays a maximum of 59 minutes 59 seconds. If you get audiobooks from NetLibrary, you will want to return this thing. It also doesn't fast forward/rewind very fast for getting through hours to find your place again in a very long audio file. Its "fast forward" is for songs, which is "dog slow forward" for multiple hour-long books. I like the Sansa Express enough for other reasons that I've just decided I won't listen to any NetLibrary eAudiobooks while I own the Sansa. Overdrive and Audible formats work fine, as do MP3s I made from CDs. It's really a shame about the time display. Actually, it's NetLibrary who should be blamed for this problem, not Sandisk. Whoever decided to make a 22 hour audiobook a single file should be fired.
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Yes you can. I've never done it but I know many who have. A couple of the previous generations didn't remember where you paused your audiobook, which was a nuisance, but apparently the 7th Gen Nano has fixed that :)
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I don't have any lyrics attached to any files, since all mine are from my own CDs. There is no mention of this in the Sansa manual (you should probably download it from the Sandisk site). The closest I could find was the few "tags," they suggest you can add, if they are missing, and lyrics was not one of them. After more than 6 months of nobody fixing or even acknowledging the major bug in the player, and taking more than 2 months to get one with a decent battery, I wasted no time in converting mine to "RockBox." There is a plugin called lrcplayer that works with it. You should download the PDF to read up on it... it's called "rockbox-sansaclipzip.pdf", and you can get it from the RockBox site. However, final note, with the size of the screen (in pixels), it is questionable as to how useful displaying lyrics on it would be.
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Well, I couldn't get my money refunded through Amazon, so I returned the broken Zen Micro to Creative. They had the nerve to send me a refurbished Zen V Plus instead of repairing the Micro. I've now filed a complaint with the BBB. Meanwhile I bought a Sansa e250. It doesn't have bookmarking, but so far I'm very happy with it. Of course, it's only been a few days. There's been no reason to reset it or remove the battery or go looking for solutions to strange problems, all of which I had to do within a few days of receiving my original Zen V.
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Yes it will book mark your audiobook , it will also keep your place for your music file or album.. I truly love this item. it is my second one, and that is only because I lost my first one.
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I don't know. I use it for audiobooks and I delete them when I have listened to them. Ann TT
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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
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It does not show up in my file explorer as a drive. It shows up as exactly what it is, Sansa View, with an icon that resembles a generic mp3 player with headphones. There is no (*:\) anything tagged on at all.Looking into the system settings I see nothing that allows me to change any USB options. In fact, there are absolutely no options for changing the way the device interfaces with a computer.Hope this helps.~BS~
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No you cannot set bookmarks on this unit. The ui is pretty crappy IMO. I believe it has favorites. I've since sold mine. Not much bass
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Thanks again, Buddy. Do you recommend any other brand of player for Overdrive WMA books other than Sansa? I am quite happy with Sansa but my favorite model is becoming scarce and therefore few bargains, especially since I need several. Thanks, again!
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A1) Yes. I don't know if there is a limit. A2) Currently the Zune software (3.1) doesn't support audiobooks directly. So you have to use Audible Manager to manage their files and OverDrive Media Console to do theirs. Yes, you can use the bookmark function on your Zune device. For others like audio CD audiobooks or MP3-on-CDs, in order to use the bookmark function, you need to add them as podcasts by changing the genre tag to "podcast". Or, if the files are .mp3 or DRM-free .wma, you can use OverDrive Media Console to transfer them to the "audiobooks" section on your device. (FYI: http://forums.zune.net/436444/ShowPost.aspx) A3) Zune supports .mp3, .wma and .m4a/.m4b. However, it does not support any DRM-protected files except those from the Zune Marketplace (and Audible/OverDrive). For iTunes songs, do as Andrew said. For .wma files, right-click a file in Windows Explorer and select "Properties"&gt;"Summary" tab ("Advanced" view), and you can find if it is protected or not. I believe all .mp3 files are DRM-free. I recommend you download the Zune software at Zune.net and try it before buying the device. A4) I'm not sure what you really want to know. On the device, (under its "music" section,) there are "songs", "genres", "albums", "artists", and "playlists" to view your songs.
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I checked out the instruction manual and there is no mention of a bookmarking feature.
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Yes, I use my shuffle only for audiobooks which I get from the library or Audible.com. First, Connect Shuffle. Then, 1) download book to OverDrive Media Console. 2) Open Finder, book chapters should appear in Finder. 3) Open iTunes: click on File on task bar; click/open "Add to Library" in drop down dialog box. 4) Go back to Finder and highlight book/chapters in Finder. 5)drag chapters to music under devices in "Add to Library" dialog box. 6) Click "open" at bottom of screen. 7) Click "sync" at bottom of screen. Hope this helps. I think I got the steps in order. Seems confusing at first, but after you do it a few times it's easy. Enjoy listening. Yes, I use my shuffle only for audiobooks which I get from the library or Audible.com. First, Connect Shuffle. Then, 1) download book to OverDrive Media Console. 2) Open Finder, book chapters should appear in Finder. 3) Open iTunes: click on File on task bar; click/open "Add to Library" in drop down dialog box. 4) Go back to Finder and highlight book/chapters in Finder. 5)drag chapters to music under devices in "Add to Library" dialog box. 6) Click "open" at bottom of screen. 7) Click "sync" at bottom of screen. Hope this helps. I think I got the... » Read More Yes, I use my shuffle only for audiobooks which I get from the library or Audible.com. First, Connect Shuffle. Then, 1) download book to OverDrive Media Console. 2) Open Finder, book chapters should appear in Finder. 3) Open iTunes: click on File on task bar; click/open "Add to Library" in drop down dialog box. 4) Go back to Finder and highlight book/chapters in Finder. 5)drag chapters to music under devices in "Add to Library" dialog box. 6) Click "open" at bottom of screen. 7) Click "sync" at bottom of screen. Hope this helps. I think I got the steps in order. Seems confusing at first, but after you do it a few times it's easy. Enjoy listening. « Show Less
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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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Despite SANSA advertising differently and apparently also in contrast to earlier versions the newest version with Firmware 3.01.11A does not play audio books in an acceptable manner. You may be able to put them on your player but there is no bookmarking capability so they do not restart where you left off and the fast forward function cannot/will not skip forward more than about 5 minutes and resume play. Whats worse is the player says in its digital readout it is starting where you left off but just goes back to the beginning anyway. I contacted Sansa support about this and their response was the e280 and other players in this series weren't meant to do books but I could buy a Sansa View and it would work correctly. In my opinion, they disabled what was a functioning player with the new firmware because they brought out the new and more expensive Sansa View. If you really want this for books it isn't the right player. I am sending mine back because I bought it for the same reason.
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Thru tips learned here, I finally figured out the "secret." Hours of frustrating reading and trial runs later: WMA Audiobooks are not compatible with the Micro SD -- MP3 format only -- transferring from Overdrive is done outside of the Sansa Clip, direct to the Micro card -- insert the Micro (in its carrying sleeve) into the computer slot; when it is recognized by Overdrive, transfer as usual, listen by inserting the Micro into the Sansa Clip. MP3 format is a drag -- takes twice as much space as WMA, but seems to be the only game in town.
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Yes, they do play audible books, with one exception - the Version 1 Sansa e260 does not work with the audible .aa file DRM format file. If you buy new, you should get a Version 2 and those work with audible files. If you are buying used or refurbished, verify whether it is V1, V2 - or it might be the Rhapsody version. Having said that, if you are internet search savvy, you can figure out how to get the V1 to work.