Does it easily manually bookmark audio books? Does it have adjustable fast forward and rewind? Correctly automatically resume position after shutdown?
1491713
Each book will maintain its own bookmark upon exit. The FF-RW function works ok, the longer you hold down the button the faster it goes. Books will resume position after shutdown. I have both the Clip and ZIP, with the current firmware upgrade. I use mine exclusively for audio books.
181219
I've had mine for a couple weeks, listening primarily to Audible.com books. So far, it's been the best I've found (aside from an iPod) with resume (interestingly, if the sleep timer shuts off the system, when you turn it back on, you don't need to hit play: it just starts playing where it left off). I haven't tried with any books using a DRM system yet, though.
101470
I use my mp3 exclusively for audiobooks. I'm a real junkie and listen nonstop all day when I'm not at work. The first one I bought was a Zen V. It had issues, but improved when Creative came out with new firmware. After using it for a year, the battery would no longer hold a charge. There was no way to replace the battery. So I decided to look for a player with a user-replaceable battery and bought a Zen Micro. It worked fine for a few weeks, then it broke and Creative said they could not repair it. I decided the battery was more of an issue than the bookmarking, so I bought a Sansa e250 v2. I've had it for about a month and it's great. Better than either of the Creative players. But it doesn't have bookmarking. Rockbox wizards are working on a new version that will work with the Sansa e250v2, so I'm hoping that will give it bookmarking capability. The resume playing works really well with the Sansa (unlike with the 2 creative players). Since I only listen to one book at a time and don't listen to music, the only time bookmarking is really an issue is when I transfer or delete books when the player is connected to my PC. (I have a Gomadic wall charger to recharge the battery at night.) I'm really not sure about the full time stamping. My library changed from netLibrary to Overdrive. Overdrive breaks audiobooks into multiple files instead of having one really large file like NetLibrary, so that hasn't been an issue. In 2006 a survey showed that 25% of the adult US population listens to audiobooks. It's really stupid that mp3 manufacturers continue to ignore our needs when the technology and software already exists to provide every player with full time stamping and bookmarking. If just one of them would come out with a reliable player with a user-replaceable battery and those features, they would probably rival iPOD overnight. If Sansa would respond with a firmware update to provide those features, the e200 series could be that player. Instead, they foolishly continue to ignore the pleas of audiobook listeners.
255299
Here's the dowside of using a Shuffle to listen to books - it is really easy to accidently lose your place in the book. When this happens, it's a pain-in-the-neck to get back to where you were. I know you can lock the shuffle so this doesn't happen but then it's a hassle to pause it if, say, someone wants to talk to you. I have used a Nano for about 4 or 5 years mainly to listen to books. There are several advantages besides being able to see on the screen exactly where you are in the story. I love the sleep timer feature. I set it for 15 minutes and if I happen to fall asleep, I don't run the battery down and I know I only have to go back, at most, 15 minutes. This is not something you can do with a Shuffle.
29726
No. I bought it JUST for audiobooks, not music. It shuffles chapters, even though I have it turned to direct play. If you accidentally hit the forward or back button, forget trying to find your original place.
2254981
It has a single bookmark, that is automatically set whenever you shut off the player, and resumed when you restart.
1599997
It seems that other than the Sansa products, the main alternative is the Creative Zen Mozaic. But some of the customer comments on the Zen were that it freezes up when you try to fast forward or fast rewind. The Sansa seems to be better in that regard. It also seems that the Fuze has an automatic bookmark feature. I can't tell if the Clip has this or not. It does seem that the Sanza products do not have manual bookmarking that would let you keep your place in several books at the same time. That seems to be a feature that Creative Zen has had in some models. Larry
1491714
Best audiobook mp3 player I've used...auto bookmarks and resumes well..micro sd sincs well
163367
i use mine to download books from the library- when i turn it off and then back on i am where i left off- does that help?
213374
What do you mean forward and back? when I use it with Audible it moves chapters forward and back. When I use it with Sky FM it will switch between stations. I'm not sure how it works with Pandora but my guess it will move between stations.
901232
The pause, play and volume features will work but not sure about the track forward and rewind
570145
(For listening to audiobooks) Does this resume at the same place when you restart the car?
2164888
I know I can play any DVD on 1/4 fast forward and still hear the dialogue. Very useful for watching Les Miserables ;) Multi-disc resume? Do you mean that the player "bookmarks" the last scene viewed even if you've loaded and watched 3 or 4 more movies afterwards? If so, then, yes.
252581
I noticed in a review that it does have a bookmark feature on audio books if you exit directly to the main menu. It didn't say how to do that, but I assume it would be pressing the little button above the wheel. When you exit to the menu, it will ask you if you wish to bookmark.
1712254
I have used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer and just write down the section and hours/minutes so I can find my place easily after charging. I have used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer... » Read More I have used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer and just write down the section and hours/minutes so I can find my place easily after charging. « Show Less
1599999
How do you bookmark? If I pause my book then listen to music or fm radio, then try to go back to the book I have to scroll from the beginning. I use netlibrary. I asked the Sandisk help site but they never got back to me.
216994
I have one and would not recomend it for audiobooks. The controls are poorly designed and it's impossible to fast foward and rewind in the same track.