is it possible listening mp3 while reading on k3

sbilek · 01-15-2011, 05:43 PM

i searched forum but can't find a solution. is it possible listening mp3 while reading on k3? if not is there hack for it?

thanx for your help

JMikeD · 01-15-2011, 05:45 PM

It is possible. I don't listen to music while reading, but instructions are in the User's Guide contained on your Kindle.

sbilek · 01-15-2011, 06:02 PM

thank you so much....

Belle2Be · 01-15-2011, 06:14 PM

It is possible. You go to Menu-Experimental- Play Mp3

sbilek · 01-15-2011, 06:21 PM

thanx a lot very helpful

JeremyR · 01-15-2011, 07:35 PM

You don't even need to go to the menu, you just hit Alt-Space and it will start playing the first mp3 in the Kindles \music folder. And Alt-F skips to the next track.

It's quite barebones, you can no real control except pausing (Alt-Space again) and skipping forward, but it works. It also uses up the battery a lot more.

franklu · 01-15-2011, 09:11 PM

Yes ,but i've never used it.

terencek · 01-16-2011, 05:21 PM

What is not widely known is that there is another way to listen to MP3s on your Kindle which DOES give you more than that 'barebones' lack of control described earlier. It is particularly useful if, for instance, you download and like to listen to podcasts, though the disadvantage of this alternative method is that it cannot run the audio while you continue to read, for instance -- it becomes the Kindle's only task for that session.

All you do is load your MP3s into the Audiobooks directory on the Kindle -- which then treats them like an audiobook with a proper interface giving you actual details of the item playing, and the ability to skip, restart etc. The only thing it won't do, unlike a 'real' MP3 player, is remember your place in the MP3 file once you exit the player, which is a bit of a nuisance and perhaps this might be fixed in future firmware.

I use this a lot for my partner and I to enjoy the excellent freely-downloadable BBC podcast programmes (from BBC's domestic Radio 4 for those who love intelligent speech programming) together through the Kindle's speakers, which are quite loud enough for this purpose.

sbilek · 01-16-2011, 06:20 PM

thanks a lot JeremyR now i can listen classical music while reading. and this keeps my concentration alive...

and terencek i use your style whille listening audiobooks i have. thanks a lot everbody... good days

pboss · 01-16-2011, 09:03 PM

Good days indeed. Classical music is the only genre I like to listen to while reading. But for me nothing seems to beat good old fashioned silence.

sbilek · 01-16-2011, 09:19 PM

appreciate

i think the way you think but i have to isolate myself from the noise around. so i use headphones while reading to listen.... and best way to keep up with the book i read is classical music...

thanks for your helps everybody... i hope u r all have good times...

01-15-2011, 05:43 PM	#1
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01-15-2011, 05:45 PM	#2
JMikeD Evangelist Posts: 475 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Various and sundry	It is possible. I don't listen to music while reading, but instructions are in the User's Guide contained on your Kindle.

01-15-2011, 06:02 PM	#3
sbilek Member Posts: 16 Karma: 92 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	thank you so much....

01-15-2011, 06:14 PM	#4
Belle2Be Peace, Love, and Books Posts: 355 Karma: 1242738 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3(3g), NookColor	It is possible. You go to Menu-Experimental- Play Mp3

01-15-2011, 06:21 PM	#5
sbilek Member Posts: 16 Karma: 92 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	thanx a lot very helpful

01-15-2011, 07:35 PM	#6
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	You don't even need to go to the menu, you just hit Alt-Space and it will start playing the first mp3 in the Kindles \music folder. And Alt-F skips to the next track. It's quite barebones, you can no real control except pausing (Alt-Space again) and skipping forward, but it works. It also uses up the battery a lot more.

01-15-2011, 09:11 PM	#7
franklu Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Yes ,but i've never used it.

01-16-2011, 05:21 PM	#8
terencek Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1010944 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The African bush Device: Kindle 3	What is not widely known is that there is another way to listen to MP3s on your Kindle which DOES give you more than that 'barebones' lack of control described earlier. It is particularly useful if, for instance, you download and like to listen to podcasts, though the disadvantage of this alternative method is that it cannot run the audio while you continue to read, for instance -- it becomes the Kindle's only task for that session. All you do is load your MP3s into the Audiobooks directory on the Kindle -- which then treats them like an audiobook with a proper interface giving you actual details of the item playing, and the ability to skip, restart etc. The only thing it won't do, unlike a 'real' MP3 player, is remember your place in the MP3 file once you exit the player, which is a bit of a nuisance and perhaps this might be fixed in future firmware. I use this a lot for my partner and I to enjoy the excellent freely-downloadable BBC podcast programmes (from BBC's domestic Radio 4 for those who love intelligent speech programming) together through the Kindle's speakers, which are quite loud enough for this purpose.

01-16-2011, 06:20 PM	#9
sbilek Member Posts: 16 Karma: 92 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	thanks a lot JeremyR now i can listen classical music while reading. and this keeps my concentration alive... and terencek i use your style whille listening audiobooks i have. thanks a lot everbody... good days

01-16-2011, 09:03 PM	#10
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Good days indeed. Classical music is the only genre I like to listen to while reading. But for me nothing seems to beat good old fashioned silence.

01-16-2011, 09:19 PM	#11
sbilek Member Posts: 16 Karma: 92 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	appreciate i think the way you think but i have to isolate myself from the noise around. so i use headphones while reading to listen.... and best way to keep up with the book i read is classical music... thanks for your helps everybody... i hope u r all have good times...

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