AUDIO BOOKS! Help! - Page 2

SeaBookGuy · 07-08-2011, 10:30 PM

I, too, have done away with all those tiny tracks, and rip each disc as a single file - though WMA format. Obviously they all share the same artist and album, but the first disc should say "TITLE - Part 01", then "TITLE - Part 02", etc. One thing that is important is to batch tag the book "type" as Audiobook!

As the previous poster said, they all go in the same folder and transferred (if you tag it Audiobook as above, you can put it in Music and save the bookmarking function).

skypilotpete · 07-09-2011, 03:48 AM

If you continue having trouble with your Sansa, a really good, specialised Mp3 player forum to go to is: http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/ . You will find forums there for almost every mp3 player you can think of, including the Sansa Clip.

Barbara1955 · 07-12-2011, 11:23 PM

Well I got Swamped with Audiobooks from my Library! So Today I Finally got a chance to try your ideas! Brain Freeze!! I Cant remember How to get the books I copied on CD [MP3 format Back on my computer!!! I Have done this before but been SOOO Longg I forgot HOW!!! HELP!

AJ Starr · 07-12-2011, 11:34 PM

If you "dragged and dropped", a copy should have remained on your main computer. Copying from one drive to another does not erase the "from" file. At least it doesn't on mine.

But, drag and drop, is the method I use.

Xanthe · 07-12-2011, 11:53 PM

I use a Sansa Fuze for my audiobooks. It's 4GB one supplemented with a 4GB minicard.

For the Fuze, I need to make sure that the ID tag of the track shows as "audiobook", then it automatically gets filed in the Audiobook segment of the Fuze rather than getting mixed up with the music tracks.

I make sure that the ID tag shows the track number and I make sure that the track file name is also numbered sequentially, e.g. "City of Ghosts Part 1", "City of Ghosts Part 2", or "01 City of Ghosts", etc.

The books that I download from Audible via Audible Manager automatically go into the Audibles portion of the Audiobook section. The others I just drag and drop into the Audiobook section. It is essential, though, that you have the audiobooks' ID tags completed otherwise you wind up with files called "Unknown".

Sansa has a pretty good forum of their own for their various devices; you might want to check that out.

Barbara1955 · 07-13-2011, 02:51 AM

Drag & Drop works great LOL Also I spoke too soon My library books are fine with 1 even 2 but become Mixedup at book 3 UGH

misling · 07-13-2011, 11:09 AM

There are a couple of very large Sansa user forums where clip owners advise each other about this stuff. you might have better luck asking there.

one is here: http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Clip-Cl...p/clipplusclip

and one is here:http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...play.php?f=119

Barbara1955 · 07-22-2011, 05:19 AM

Dang Still mixed up! Ok I put each book in its Own File! Everything look great & in order. Then I tried tried listing to a book.. Cripe chaper 1 book one ends...it goes to ch 1 book 2 UGH!! This is crazy!

vans · 07-22-2011, 07:21 AM

I have tried bulk renaming tracks to give a clear number in the file name but sometimes that does not work.

There is some free software available that will merge MP3 files so you can have two or three big MP3 files. However, this is only useful if the MP3 player remembers where it got to in the track

As I listen to a lot of audiobooks in my car I now always use an Ipod, either a Classic or a Nano.

This is because I find Playlists are the easy answer to this problem and these devises remember where I got to. Also the older Classic and Nano's have large click wheels so it is easy to use them to pause the audiobook while you are driving. Finally the 4th and 5th generation Ipod Classic contain the Wolfson Audio chip and I am convinced these give a nicer sounding voice that the newer Ipods.

wandalynn · 07-22-2011, 07:51 AM

Here's a link to the best track tagging instructions on the internet:

Tag. You're It!

In fact the whole site, Audiobook Addict, answers any question I can think of about audiobooks and mp3 players. Hope you find the site useful, I know I have.

07-12-2011, 11:23 PM	#18
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Well I got Swamped with Audiobooks from my Library! So Today I Finally got a chance to try your ideas! Brain Freeze!! I Cant remember How to get the books I copied on CD [MP3 format Back on my computer!!! I Have done this before but been SOOO Longg I forgot HOW!!! HELP! Last edited by Barbara1955; 07-12-2011 at 11:25 PM.

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07-08-2011, 10:30 PM	#16
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I, too, have done away with all those tiny tracks, and rip each disc as a single file - though WMA format. Obviously they all share the same artist and album, but the first disc should say "TITLE - Part 01", then "TITLE - Part 02", etc. One thing that is important is to batch tag the book "type" as Audiobook! As the previous poster said, they all go in the same folder and transferred (if you tag it Audiobook as above, you can put it in Music and save the bookmarking function).

07-09-2011, 03:48 AM	#17
skypilotpete Member Posts: 24 Karma: 590 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Device: Prs 350	If you continue having trouble with your Sansa, a really good, specialised Mp3 player forum to go to is: http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/ . You will find forums there for almost every mp3 player you can think of, including the Sansa Clip.

07-12-2011, 11:34 PM	#19
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	If you "dragged and dropped", a copy should have remained on your main computer. Copying from one drive to another does not erase the "from" file. At least it doesn't on mine. But, drag and drop, is the method I use.

07-12-2011, 11:53 PM	#20
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I use a Sansa Fuze for my audiobooks. It's 4GB one supplemented with a 4GB minicard. For the Fuze, I need to make sure that the ID tag of the track shows as "audiobook", then it automatically gets filed in the Audiobook segment of the Fuze rather than getting mixed up with the music tracks. I make sure that the ID tag shows the track number and I make sure that the track file name is also numbered sequentially, e.g. "City of Ghosts Part 1", "City of Ghosts Part 2", or "01 City of Ghosts", etc. The books that I download from Audible via Audible Manager automatically go into the Audibles portion of the Audiobook section. The others I just drag and drop into the Audiobook section. It is essential, though, that you have the audiobooks' ID tags completed otherwise you wind up with files called "Unknown". Sansa has a pretty good forum of their own for their various devices; you might want to check that out.

07-13-2011, 02:51 AM	#21
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Drag & Drop works great LOL Also I spoke too soon My library books are fine with 1 even 2 but become Mixedup at book 3 UGH

07-13-2011, 11:09 AM	#22
misling Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 510000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle	There are a couple of very large Sansa user forums where clip owners advise each other about this stuff. you might have better luck asking there. one is here: http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Clip-Cl...p/clipplusclip and one is here:http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...play.php?f=119

07-22-2011, 05:19 AM	#23
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Dang Still mixed up! Ok I put each book in its Own File! Everything look great & in order. Then I tried tried listing to a book.. Cripe chaper 1 book one ends...it goes to ch 1 book 2 UGH!! This is crazy!

07-22-2011, 07:21 AM	#24
vans Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 1141216 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: ipad, Elonix 621eb, Asus Transformer, Sony PRS505	I have tried bulk renaming tracks to give a clear number in the file name but sometimes that does not work. There is some free software available that will merge MP3 files so you can have two or three big MP3 files. However, this is only useful if the MP3 player remembers where it got to in the track As I listen to a lot of audiobooks in my car I now always use an Ipod, either a Classic or a Nano. This is because I find Playlists are the easy answer to this problem and these devises remember where I got to. Also the older Classic and Nano's have large click wheels so it is easy to use them to pause the audiobook while you are driving. Finally the 4th and 5th generation Ipod Classic contain the Wolfson Audio chip and I am convinced these give a nicer sounding voice that the newer Ipods.

07-22-2011, 07:51 AM	#25
wandalynn Addict Posts: 351 Karma: 805324 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baja Arizona Device: nook, Aluratek Libre	Here's a link to the best track tagging instructions on the internet: Tag. You're It! In fact the whole site, Audiobook Addict, answers any question I can think of about audiobooks and mp3 players. Hope you find the site useful, I know I have.

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