Audio Books and MP3 Players - A Perfect Couple?

Most of the Mp3 players' manufacturers plan theirbeginning of the audio book.
product for the purpose of listening to music.2. Memory - The required memory depends on the
However, in the past couple of years more and moreMP3 format of the audio book, the length of the
MP3 players are used for listening to audio books.audio book and the number of audio books you wish
There is a difference between the needs using theto upload to your MP3 player.
MP3 players for audio books and for MP3 music. IfMP3 players usually come with a flash memory. You
you consider using your new MP3 player for listeningcan add a memory card to most of the players. The
to audio books take into account the followingminimum memory required is 128Mb (less will be
considerations:enough for a short audio book of about 6 hours). Try
1. Behavior after interruption - This is the mostgetting the biggest memory possible of a combination
important consideration you should take into account.of flash memory and memory card.
When listening to audio books not as listening to3. Volume - The loudness is one the main problems in
music, you want to continue listening from the pointrelation with audio books. Some MP3 players have an
you have stopped and not from the beginning. Mostannoying limitation of the high volume. Hence, It is
MP3 player do not have the option to continue fromalmost impossible to listen to the audio book in a
the exact point in the audio book but from thenoisy surrounding as an airplane, train or a gym room.
beginning of the same file. However, some MP3Our advice is to put the head phones in the shop and
players do not have a continuation option and startmake sure there is a loud volume that will be
from the beginning of the audio book after ansufficient for listening to audio books.
interruption.Yet, Most MP3 players make the experience of
When you shop a new MP3 player check it - play anlistening to an audio book far better than listening to
audio book, take off the batteries, then put theaudio books on CD and books on tape. Try it, you
batteries back and check if the MP3 player startcan even download free audio books and get a free
from the beginning of the same file or from theMP3 player.