[rumplestiltskin]

I will initially state I have "zero" experience with audio books so the questions I ask in this post may make erroneous assumptions. Please educate me. Thanks.

1. I have access to a number of audio books that are in MP3 format. As well, I have some that are in M4B format. Both play on my Win10 PC. VLC will play all the files in the folder in order without intervention but if I stop listening, quit the app and start again, I don't see a means to pick up where I left off. So I'm assuming there's an app for that in Windows.

2. I use an Android tablet (a Kindle Fire that's had the Google Play Store, etc. added but still has the Kindle apps if I need them). I've read where an app called Smart Audio Playbook will do the job. I've tried it but there doesn't seem to be a way to advance to the next chapter or return to the start of the current chapter except in time increments (ex. 30 secs). Is it because I have the audiobook's mp3 files combined into a ".ogg" file? The app did mention something about splitting up the book into separate files but, with 233 mp3 files in the book, I was thinking that a single ".ogg" file was much easier to manage. Maybe I need a different Android app; what would you advise?

3. (and this applies, I believe, to both of the questions above): Does a ".ogg" format not support the necessary playlist(?) (that, I assume, separate mp3 files would)? Might just zip'ing the 233 mp3 files together resolve this issue?

I'm just trying to keep the management of the audio books as simple as possible. If, however, I do need to drop all the files into a folder and point the app (Android and Windows) to the folder (or the first chapter?), I will do so.

Advice would be appreciated. Thanks very much.

Barry