audible format hours held: Does anyone have an idea of how many total hours of the audible format the nano holds?
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1 GB of storage space should hold about 70 hours of audible audio in format 4 (highest quality). So, a 1 GB nano would hold 70, 2GB about 140, and 4 GB about 280 hours. That's a lot of listening :-). I based this calculation on actual audiobooks downloaded from audible and the size and time numbers that iTunes gives me for those files.
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Many thanks. From experiences with audible I know Nero software (which comes with the drive) is more than difficult. Using James's advice yielded excellent results.
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Buddy, Thank you so very much! Having spent too much time on this already, you have saved me countless more hours of time and hassle. The number of MP3 books available from my library is skimpy compared to the number of WMA books, but at least I will no longer be pursuing an unattainable goal! Thanks for your kindness and your knowledge.
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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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Wait a minute, my 1GB Nano only has 892MB on it. Reading this, I now feel cheated somehow. (Although I still love it).
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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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Hey Pat,as a nano + zune user, I guess I can definitely answer to your question here..I have used both players so far and both of them have averagely similar battery life..I feel like my Zune uses a little more battery though but that must be due to wireless syncing..Thing about Zune, I charged it one day, and then left it on my desk for a week with the hold button locked, and after a week, the battery didnt get used up even a little..If you will have access to your laptop/PC in the next 24 hours, then you can be assured your player will run fine with you :)
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This is hard to give a definite answer to. The louder the volume the shorter the battery life. Typically I get six to ten hours. The beauty part of this device is that the battery isn't built in. I personally ordered a couple extra batteries off of eBay for $3 each. This helps to keep the music going for when recharging isn't an option. Good luck. You'll love this unit. We do!!
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I have Kindle on mine, works great. Don't know about audible but I would think it would work fine.
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I have found about 5 -8 hours. If the Wifi is on it is on the lower side....If you just read books already on the Nook Color you can go a couple of days reading a few hours at a time....It goes into a sleep mode and wakes up when you press the Home "N" key. I just charge it up like I do my cell phone! It's one of the greatest ereaders there is!... I love it!
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I get a consistent 5 hours on average after charging 2 hours or so. I listen to mainly audio books so I'm usually listening for several hours straight.
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I can usually go the whole day & just charge it at night. Sundays are the most used day. I spend about 2 hours typing notes, usually with my Bible app open as well, going back & forth. I'll read for a couple hours on the kindle or nook apps & play about an hour of games also. I usually have over 30% charge left at the end of the day.
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I have never used the Audiobook. For my mp3 downloads I had to get a converter from CNET. I just looked, there are two Audio book converters based on category selection. I'm not sure this will help but I hope it does. Always scan what you download first.
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I am going to stand up for Marian, yes Audible can use the iPod, but your local public library probably offers a service called Overdrive (which is free with you library card compared to paying for Audible.com) that allows users to download audio books free of charge, but due to software issues they cannot be played on an iPod.
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Hi there,i'd like to buy a new 8GB mp3, but, i'm confused between the new ipod nano and zune. people say that the 3rd gen nano has a great battery life now, but, i'm discouraged from transferring my music files to itunes and changing the format (i've been using windows media. so, they're mostly in .wma)Is it true that Zune's software is crippled?being an experienced useer, would you recommend zune or nano? =)thanks a bunch!!
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I am an Audible user so have no idea about the Overdrive books, but if you convert them to mp3 they will play. Restarting from where it was turned off at, most of the time...the rest of the time, the battery dies....
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yes. you can have in I believe 12 or 24 hour format. I bought it as a gift. It was extremely easy to set up. it told time, steps taken, how far you walked(mile or kilometers) calories burned and heart rate. works well too.