audiobooks-does this Sansa Fuze have bookmarking? sansa fuze 8G-does it have some sort of bookmarking ability?
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Yes, it has an automatic bookmarking system. Any time you return to an audiobook or video you were previously listening to, it will ask you if you wish to resume from where you left off. It will do this for each individual file. I think you can also put down bookmarks manually in audiobooks only (but I'm not entirely sure if I remember correctly).
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Just so it's clear, when M Weberg says the Fuse supports auto bookmarking for audiobooks, this applies to .aa Audible audiobooks only! If you've ripped your own audiobooks, they will be seen as regular mp3 music files and the multiple auto bookmarking won't work.
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I've used both the Fuze and Fuze+ for ONLY audiobooks for years, and in fact they return to the point you left off in the audiobook. The Fuze+ has (IMHO) the 'slicker' question feature (Do you want to return...) I've always grouped tracks together (using an old version of iTunes), so I don't know what the players do when only individual tracks are played. HTH!
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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 am having problems getting songs to load from Windows Media to this card. Is there some sort of conversion needed to have this work in my Sansa Fuze?
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Most any MP3 player will work for books. A couple of things you may want to consider --- Where do you plan on downloading your books from? Many libraries have services where you can "check out" downloadable media and listen to books for free. Unfortunately, most of these services DON'T work with Ipods or Zunes. If you plan on using one of these services, check their website for compatibility. I also primarily listen to books on my MP3 player. I had an Ipod Nano (my daughter accidentally lost it!) and it was my favorite. I really miss it and keep trying to convince myself to splurge and buy another. My son has a Creative Zen and it also works well for audiobooks. Some of the lower end, cheaper units are designed primarily for music. With these, it's hard to access a specific track. So, for instance if you're on chapter 20 of a book and accidentally lose your place, then you have to "click" through 20 chapters to get back to where you were. On the better units like the Ipods and the Zen, you can go right to it. (for instance, sometimes I forget to turn the player off when I turn the car off and it's hours ahed of me) If you ever listen to more than one book at a time, make sure it has a bookmark feature. Otherwise you'll lose your place in book 1 when you switch to book 2 and back.
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Yes, but due to the file name limitations, you will have to name all the tags carefully. If you don't keep it within the limitations, you will have truncated tags and/or chapters that will be out of order. My recommendation is get sansa clip+ since it doesn't have those limitations.
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Is the Rhapsody-to-Go w/ Sansa Fuze just like the $9.99/mo Rhapsody service w/ PC? Or is it more like iTunes in that if you want to take it with you then you would need to buy it per track/album?
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I don't use proprietary software. Under win7 and win 8.1 it is automatically USB recognised and I simply drag and drop MP3 songs and audiobooks. Best solution I have found for simple audiobooks when walking. Tried phone/ipod/iriver and others.... sansa wins hands down. Cheers. P.S. This is my 3rd in 5 years.
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Disclaimer: I have yet to test it since I have recently found my Clip+. I've rarely used it for audiobooks, but preliminary inspection (from review videos) leads me to believe that the firmware hasn't changed so you may not expect any improvements to audiobook playback.Joshua Bean's comment seems to provide more insight than I.
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the Ipod is superior? In what. In messing up the music library? Back to the point, I'm an audible subscriber and is very simple to load your audiobooks to the Sansa. Simply change the format in WMA or mp3.
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Stephanie,I don't think it does bookmarks. But, yes. You can stop the book, listent music and then go back to the book. When you go back to the book, it gives you the option of resuming playback where you left off.
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Sorry. Mine malfunctioned and I returned it. Bought the Sansa and love it. Anything you can download to your laptop or PC you can transfer to the device.
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This is a very simple player with the exception of having Bluerooth. No it does not bookmark. Nor does it seem to have the ability to advance through an audio piece.
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I listen to audiobooks on my iPod all the time, you just import the CD's as MP3s into iTunes, and then drag them onto the shuffle. I find the audio quality of the library editions and Audible to be unacceptable (similar to am radio). The iPod also bookmarks your last position when you turn it off as long as your battery is charged. You do not have to use "aac" (Apple audio file format) files on the iPod, you can use MP3s, which is the standard format.
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I have had my fuze for about 6 months and it is working well for me. I use it mostly for audiobooks. When I turn my fuze off and back on the audiobook I was listening to it asks me if I want to resume playback and it goes to the place where I was. The only time it doesn't ask is if I take the memory card out and reinstall it. This is my third sansa mp3 player and I have given them to others. I have only had one bad one.I had a e240,e280 and now the fuze. I love it.I like the fuze narrower profile.Check and make sure you have the most current updates
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Perhaps this should be a new thread, but you specified "library". I want to be able to download boks from NetLibrary (available thru various public library websites. The file format does not run on iPod (I am told), only on certain players that handle WMA Secured files (the "license" expires, and they cannot be burned to CD, but can be downloaded to MP3 players. This is my only reason for getting an MP3. Several Creative products (including the Mosaic) have been tested and are supposed to work, along with the SanDisk Fuze model. I would appreciate any feedback specifically on this usage. Also, I cannot find anything in the on-line manuals about the "bookmarking" feature. I believe the intent is that I can read Book #1, get to a stopping point, mark it, then go on to another book (or opera, or whatever), and bookmark that as well, part way through). I have had bad experience trying to get phone feedback from Creative in the past, and store salesmen don't know anything. Does anyone have actual experience with this? Thanks.
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I do not know if it has a bookmark function because my Zen did not work for very long.
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I have a Sansa Fuze and yes, it does charge while playing. I am not able to tell you, if this dock works with the sansa clip or not.