Hello George, I get audio books from www.calibre.org.uk. the books come on memory sticks with each book comprising up to 120 MP3 files with names like 001034-001, 001034-002 and so on with each file containing about 10 minutes of audio.
I first play the first MP3 files which announces the book title and author name. I then open audio book binder and enter the author name and book title. I then select the files tab and press the add button. that opens a dialogue enabling me to select all the MP3 files on the memory stick which get copied into the table when I press the open button. I then select all the files in the table and go to the chapters item in the audio book binder menu bar. I ensure that enable chapters is checked and then press the split files item. that doubles the number of files in the files table. I then go back to the chapters item in the menu bar and press the renumber item. that creates a separate chapter for each MP3 file. this has two benefits. First it enables me to more easily skip forwards and backwards by sensible amounts of time when reading the book on my iPod Nano. Second while the iPod Nano remembers my reading position you can mess this up by incorrect operation. Having a separate chapter for each MP3 file enables me to easily find my place in those circumstances. I finally go to the file menu and press the make audio book item. I choose the folder where I want the audio book saved. I then have to be patient while the audio book is built. I then play the completed audio book for a few seconds to get it into iTunes so that I can sync it with my iPod Nano 7. If it is a very long audio book I would create it as part 1 containing the first set of files and part 2 containing the second set of files. this is sometimes necessary as my iPod Nano does not cope with audio books longer than about 10 hours. Hope this helps... Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
