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Originally Posted by catsknit
My sony 650 is wrapped under the tree waiting until Dec 25  so I can't check this myself. Can you play an audiobook at the same time as having an e-book open, and does it slow down the page turns, etc.? The reason I ask is that I have a dyslexic son who uses audiobooks a lot for schoolwork, but I have him read along in the print book whenever possible. It would be great to have both on one device, esp b/c the e-reader text size can be increased, which is a plus for him. |
Yes, you can listen to the book and read the text at the same time. I'm not sure whether it slows the page turns, but I'd highly doubt it. You must bear in mind that the Sony
only plays mp3 (and AAC) format audio. In your case, I'd suggest a separate audio player, with his reading along on the e-reader. I recently got a Sansa Clip+ and love it, but I think the Fuze's larger display might be better for him to work with.
I've been into audiobooks for a long time, and have a fair amount of experience, so please don't hesitate to let me know if I can help you to fine tune that combination!
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
Thanks for the review, SeaBookGuy! The info on battery was helpful. Also thanks for the tip on librivox. I just looked up their website. Do you recommend this website? Are the books pleasing to the ear and well narrated? I typically get my audiobooks from my local eLibrary.
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I have tried listening to a librivox novel once, and gave up not because of the reading, but the story just wasn't what I'd hoped for (
Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour by R. S. Surtees). I have another of theirs all nicely formatted, ready to go on a trip that requires a longer book:
Uncle Silas by Sheridan Lefanu -- which I'm confident I'll finish.
I'm not certain I'd use the Sony for a full-length book, although I could see reading part of LeFanu on it. Instead, I have some stories and a novella by Edith Wharton (mp3 format Overdrive audios), and the stories from James Joyce's collection "Dubliners" (ripped from CD's) on the Sony, for audio "quick fixes" as it were.