Audio book: Does anyone know if this product supports audible.com format, and file formats that come with store-bought audio book CDs?
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doesn't sound like it does http://snicker.nebrwesleyan.edu/~mcclung/samsung.html
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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.
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If the book is an MP3 file, it will play it, otherwise no. The MP3 function is extremely primitive compared to other dedicated MP3 players, but it does work and the sound out of this little thing is surprisingly good. What I do is use a DOS command on my PC to dump the contents of the mini SD card that contains my MP3 files so I can find a specific MP3 on the player. If you don't know the number of the file on the disk, good luck finding it. It only displays a number, no filenames.
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Sorry this answer is a few days late. I am not sure exactly about books. However, I have copied CDs onto the iPod with no trouble. I have also downloaded files from iTunes as well as other audio files onto the iPod and they work fine. My guess is that either a CD audio book or a purely digital audio file of a book would work perfectly fine.
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I have copied numerous books from CD into ITunes and then synced them to my IPod. I assume that copying Audible books is similar. Check out this page: http://www.audible.com/dc
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I took a quick look at the Audible site. I could be wrong because I don't know much about Audible, but it looks like you need an app to play the Audible books. So, I would agree that the answer is probably "no." This device plays mp3s and WAV files, and I think a few other formats.
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Yes, I haven't run into any problems yet. Works with downloads from Audible among others.
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The .aa, .aax and .aax+ formats that Audible uses are proprietary. I found this explanation on about.com:To prevent the unauthorized copying and playing of downloaded audiobooks, the Audible format uses an encryption algorithm (generically referred to DRM copy protection). Interestingly, the actual sound data inside an Audible file is encoded in an unprotected format (either MP3 or ACELP), but is then wrapped up in the encrypted Audible container.So the iBasso is not going to play them. Audible allows you to make one CD copy though. So if you paid for your original book from Audible you might be able to transfer the resulting unprotected CD back on to the iBasso. The .aa, .aax and .aax+ formats that Audible uses are proprietary. I found this explanation on about.com:To prevent the unauthorized copying and playing of downloaded audiobooks, the Audible format uses an encryption algorithm (generically referred to DRM copy protection). Interestingly, the actual sound data inside an Audible file is encoded in an unprotected format (either MP3 or ACELP), but is then wrapped up in the encrypted Audible container.So the iBasso is not going to play them. Audible allows you to make one CD copy though. So if you paid for your original book from... » Read More The .aa, .aax and .aax+ formats that Audible uses are proprietary. I found this explanation on about.com:To prevent the unauthorized copying and playing of downloaded audiobooks, the Audible format uses an encryption algorithm (generically referred to DRM copy protection). Interestingly, the actual sound data inside an Audible file is encoded in an unprotected format (either MP3 or ACELP), but is then wrapped up in the encrypted Audible container.So the iBasso is not going to play them. Audible allows you to make one CD copy though. So if you paid for your original book from Audible you might be able to transfer the resulting unprotected CD back on to the iBasso. « Show Less
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yes, I listen to Audible audiobooks on mine all the time. I have at least three dozen books on it, with room for more. Love it! Just wish it had a clip to hold it to my clothes. Bought a case at Target for $15 that has a clip, so that helps.
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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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Hi,I wouldn't give up because it won't play WMA audio books as there are a lot of free programs available on the web that will convert WMA to MP3. It is an easy process and can be done in the background while you are working on other projects on the computer.ITunes and Windows Media Player will convert the files as well.There are lots of places on the net where you can download MP3 audiobooks without charge. Check out Librivox.org, gutenberg.org, and archive.org for free audiobooks.
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WARNING: According to the representative that I just spoke with, it will NOT work with Audible. I wish that I knew this prior to purchase!
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I haven't tried it for audiobooks, but it's a rich, full-bodied sound. I can't imagine why not. Actually, I have used it to listen to internet radio (Pandora, Spotify). The announcers sound great in between songs. I don't think you could go wrong.
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I am interested in purchasing this Sony NWZS544RED 16 GB solely for the audiobooks. Is there any problem w/this product concerning audiobooks? Is it easy to download books? Thanks for any infogiven. Els439@aol.com
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http://support.gracedigital.com/hc/en-us/articles/202219920-Audio-Formats-Supported FLAC and OGG are supported.
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You are wrong about the larger ipods not being ale to play books from sources other than Apple. I get two or three books a month from audible and they work great on my 60g ipod. The bookmarks work and I have no trouble at all. I have 69 books (including Atlas Shrugged at 55 hrs and The Fountainhead) and every album my wife and I own and haven't hit 15 gig yet.
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All right so technically you can burn any type of file into a disc. But you can't place a link on a disc and expect it to work in your CD player. You need to download the audio book to your computer in a burnable format (mp3, wma, etc.) first. From there you can proceed to burn the book to a disc. That's the only way it'll work for you. Hope it works out!