Audio Book Devices
Downloading and listening to audio books and music on portable devices has become a typical activity for an increasing number of individuals.
Portable audio device manufacturers continually advance products with the ever growing listeners’ requirements and provide updated and upgraded technologically that will accommodate audio book and music enthusiasts.
If you are passionate about audio books, or your music, you will want a portable device that provides the very paramount in smartness, storage, memory, battery life, portability, stylishness and, cost.
The information contained herein is dedicated to portable listening devices for the purpose in downloading and listening to audiobooks and music. It does not necessarily include multiple capabilities for readers of eBooks and viewing videos. This article does not discuss other devices, such as tablets and other manufacturer’s Smartphones, although they can be compatible and accommodate audio and or video and ebook applications.
There are many manufacturers offering portable listening devices and music players including portable media centers such as Apple, Creative Labs, Samsung, Toshiba, and others.
Many devices include the very same features with equivalent options. However, to experience the best possible options when listening to audiobooks, it is recommended you purchase devices that support bookmarking including full time stamping and have a minimum of 1Gigabyte storage capacity.
On average, quality audio book file sizes are a bare minimum of 140-200 MB. However, it is not unusual to download audiobooks with 500 to 800 Megabytes, especially those with numerous chapters.
Not all portable listening devices support all audiobook file formats. There are many that will support file formats for most types.
The following list includes device players compatible with the most popular type audio book file formats and if ‘Bookmarking’ is an available option:
Apple iPhone 3G, 4G, 5G
Storage: 8–16 GB
Bookmarking: no
Required Software: iTunes
Apple iPod Classic
Storage: 120 GB
Bookmarking: no
Required Software: iTunes
Apple iPod Mini 3rd Generation
Storage: 4–6 GB
Bookmarking: no
Required Software: iTunes
Apple iPod Nano
1st Generation
Storage: 4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Required Software: iTunes
Apple iPod Nano
2nd Generation
Storage: 2–4GB
Bookmarking: no
Required Software: iTunes
Apple iPod Touch
Storage: 8–64 GB
Bookmarking: no
Required Software: iTunes
Archos 104
Storage: 4–6 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Archos 605 Wi-Fi
Storage: 30–160 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Archos Gmini 402
Storage: 4–20 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Coby MP305
Storage: 4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Cowon iAUDIO7
Storage: 4–16 GB
Bookmarking: no
Creative Zen X-Fi
Storage: 8–32 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Creative Zen
Storage: 2–8 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Creative Zen Mosaic
Storage: 2–8 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Creative Zen Stone Plus
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Creative ZenV Plus
Storage: 2–8 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Creative Zen Vision M
Storage: 30–60 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Creative Zen
Vision W
Storage: 30–60 GB
Bookmarking: yes
Ematic EM104VID
Storage: 4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Latte Neon M3
Storage: 2–4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Memorex MMP8567
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
Microsoft Zune
2nd Generation
Storage: 4–16 GB
Bookmarking: no
Required Software: Zune
Philips Go Gear
SA4425
Storage: 4–6 GB
Bookmarking: yes
RCA TH1010
Storage: 1 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung K3
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung S3
Storage: 4–8 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung S5
Storage: 2–4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung T10
Storage: 4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung T7J
Storage: 512 MB, 1 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung U5
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung YP-K3
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
Samsung Z5
Storage: 4 GB
Bookmarking: no
SanDisk Sansa Clip
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
SanDisk Sansa e250
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
SanDisk Sansa Fuze
Storage: 2-4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Sony Walkman E438F
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
Sony Walkman
NWZ-B135F
Storage: 2 GB
Bookmarking: no
Sony Walkman
NWZ-S615F
Storage: 4 GB
Bookmarking: no
Toshiba Gigabeat
MEV30K
Storage: 4 GB
Bookmarking: no
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