What to consider when shopping for an MP3 player
Mp3 player manufacturers never really intended their players to be used solely for audiobooks, but for music. But these days many people have embraced downloading audio books for listening to on their MP3 players.
The freedom to listen to audiobooks on the go, rather than being tied to a PC is making mp3 players incredibly popular to all ages.
If you’re not sure exactly what features you are looking for in an mp3 player, you may end up purchasing the wrong one.
Below are some of the factors to consider that will help you get the right MP3 for listening to your audio book:
1. Interruptions are annoying, so you must look for an mp3 player that can deal with this. Unlike music that you can start afresh when interrupted, it isn’t so much fun to have to start an audio book from the beginning after listening to it for up to 2 hours.
So, take your time to search for MP3 players that allow users to continue from the exact spot they stopped.
You can test the MP3 player before paying for it. If it works fine, then go ahead. If you find that the mp3 player you have chosen doesn’t have, you’ll need to start again.
2. Make sure that the player you are thinking of purchasing has a good volume level. In as much as you can use an earphone to listen to the MP3 player, it is ideal if the volume is loud enough to be listened to in a noisy surrounding.
For example, if you are in an airport, you should be able to listen to your MP3 player without using earphones. You could be caught up in traffic without your earphone and want to listen to an audio book on your MP3 player; so volume is important in such cases.
3. It’s really important that the mp3 player has a large memory capacity. Since you would be storing your audio book in the MP3 player, you should purchase the one that has enough memory for audio books of up to 5 hours or more.
For best value, get the MP3 players that have both flash memory and memory card.
4. The smaller an MP3 player is, the more attractive it looks. Style isn’t everything though, so make sure you don’t give up quality or durability.
5. You don’t always have to follow the ipod trend, but I would still recommend that you purchase a player which has been manufactured by a popular brand, like Creative. It would be a little silly to buy an mp3 player because it’s a bargain. There are many low quality MP3 players that are made from Asian countries. A lot of these players really are not worth the bother.
Journey’s in your car can also now be more pleasurable, as many car manufacturers have started to build in the capability to connect your mp3 player to the car stereo. If you don’t have this in your car, you could use an AUX socket to connect your mp3 player.
As an audiobook lover myself, an excellent source that I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network. They can be found at:
www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0008