Re: Adding audio books
David Pondered: but why go to all that trouble And Victor Replies: Because it's free. Not everyone has the funds with which to purchase Voice Dream Reader. Granted, DropBox is free, but the native music player does so much more than DropBox. In any case, I didn't think my comment would generate so much opinion against the native music app. I still use it, and it seems fine to me, and only use Voice Dream Reader to read PDF and other document formats. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: David Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books but why go to all that trouble? Dave, frozen banas and Drills! -- Original Message - From: "Victor Gouveia" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:28 AM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I understand where you’re coming from, but ever since I learned to change the Meta tag information, stuff like that simply hasn’t happened, and you can change that sort of information too, simply by utilizing that same Get Info dialog box, and, of course, making sure that the shuffle feature isn’t on in your music player. Just thought I’d offer an alternative. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities From: Maria and Joe Chapman Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi. I have chosen to use a third party app to play audio books because I frequently found audio books that had the attributes changed and played through the music player wouldn’t always play in the correct order. I found that I had to use something like audio book binder or builder or mp3 to iPod converter to make the audio book in to a long file. Now I can simply zip up my file and import it in to voice dream reader. Much less time consuming and every book I have tried so far plays in order. Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 19 Nov 2014, at 12:19 pm, Victor Gouveia wrote: Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved accordingly. Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get Info and press enter. Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and press the spacebar. I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set to off. Anyway, hope this helps. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, t
RE: Adding audio books
Hi Raul, The way iTired handled this was that you could select from 3 or 4 different notification sounds to let you know the sleep timer was about to run out. They were all very subtle and you could set the volume to be no louder than the book you are listening to. The sounds were things like a drip sound, a rain sound, a light bonk sound and so on. They really would not wake you up again and you could set them to start let's say 10 seconds before the time would be up. Then if you were still listening all you had to do is press the volume up or down button once and the timer would reset itself to your 5 or 8 minutes or whatever time you set it at. Then 10 seconds before it ran out again you would hear that subtle sound again and so on. I am a very light sleeper and it never woke me again, sometimes I sort of heard it as I was drifting off and I'd just let it go. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 6:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Wow I don't know about that feature. For me personally that would be a bug. When I set the sleep timer I want to use it to, well, fall asleep and not let the book run on and on. If there was an audio alert telling me that the sleep timer is almost up, that is like someone waking me up to say, hey, it's almost time for you to fall asleep. So it would kind of defeats the purpose for me. If Winston were to add such a feature I would hope it would be a toggle. > On Nov 18, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Yes, I agree with Richard and John and give my vote to Voice Dream. Listening > to MP3 audio books is a very nice experience, no more converting to a single > file with Chapter and Vers or redesignating the files from music to audio > book. I also love the way Voice Dream has implemented jumping forward and > back by chapter, time interval or by percentage and how they have done their > sleep timer. All I have asked Winston for is to also give a 5 minute jump > back or forward in addition to 30 and 60 seconds. It would also be awesome if > the sleep timer had a way to give you a subtle warning 10 or 20 seconds > before it runs out and you could reset it with a simple press of the volume > up or down button. There is an app called iTired which does that and it's a > fantastic feature. I can set my sleep timer to 5 minutes and if it take me 17 > minutes to fall asleep, I just reset it 3 times and when I wake up all I have > to do to find my place is go back 3 minutes. Maybe others can support me in > asking for such a feature. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:00 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use > either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. > >> On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: >> Hello Richard >> Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice >> DreamReader. >> Regards >> Fanus >> >> - Original Message - >> From: Richard Turner >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM >> Subject: Re: Adding audio books >> >> >> I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you >> want those files to be seen as books. >> When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. >> So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under >> artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. >> With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging >> than it was before. >> You can search for the book in the music library, then if your >> search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get >> info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. >> You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your >> place, which you want if it is a book. >> If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. >> Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only >> by the internal tagging. >> I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make >> the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. >> Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 >> format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. >>
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Wow I don't know about that feature. For me personally that would be a bug. When I set the sleep timer I want to use it to, well, fall asleep and not let the book run on and on. If there was an audio alert telling me that the sleep timer is almost up, that is like someone waking me up to say, hey, it's almost time for you to fall asleep. So it would kind of defeats the purpose for me. If Winston were to add such a feature I would hope it would be a toggle. > On Nov 18, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Yes, I agree with Richard and John and give my vote to Voice Dream. Listening > to MP3 audio books is a very nice experience, no more converting to a single > file with Chapter and Vers or redesignating the files from music to audio > book. I also love the way Voice Dream has implemented jumping forward and > back by chapter, time interval or by percentage and how they have done their > sleep timer. All I have asked Winston for is to also give a 5 minute jump > back or forward in addition to 30 and 60 seconds. It would also be awesome if > the sleep timer had a way to give you a subtle warning 10 or 20 seconds > before it runs out and you could reset it with a simple press of the volume > up or down button. There is an app called iTired which does that and it's a > fantastic feature. I can set my sleep timer to 5 minutes and if it take me 17 > minutes to fall asleep, I just reset it 3 times and when I wake up all I have > to do to find my place is go back 3 minutes. Maybe others can support me in > asking for such a feature. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > John Diakogeorgiou > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:00 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use > either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. > >> On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: >> Hello Richard >> Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice >> DreamReader. >> Regards >> Fanus >> >> ----- Original Message - >> From: Richard Turner >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM >> Subject: Re: Adding audio books >> >> >> I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want >> those files to be seen as books. >> When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, >> depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, >> title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. >> With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it >> was before. >> You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets >> you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then >> need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. >> You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, >> which you want if it is a book. >> If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. >> Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the >> internal tagging. >> I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the >> tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. >> Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I >> now use VoiceDream Reader. >> With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such >> a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the >> zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use >> VoiceDream to import the zip file. >> When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file >> was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. >> It works fabulously. >> HTH, >> Richard >> >> >> >> >>Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with >> it. >> >>Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe >> >> >> >> >>Sent from my iPhone 5S >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: >> >> >>Hi all, >> >>I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that >> has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has >> moved it into my library but
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Victor: Your option has been discussed many times on the list. Like others, I find third party apps faster and easier to use. On 11/19/14, David wrote: > but why go to all that trouble? > > Dave, > > frozen banas and Drills! > > -- Original Message - > From: "Victor Gouveia" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:28 AM > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > > I understand where you're coming from, but ever since I learned to change > the Meta tag information, stuff like that simply hasn't happened, and you > can change that sort of information too, simply by utilizing that same Get > Info dialog box, and, of course, making sure that the shuffle feature isn't > > on in your music player. > > Just thought I'd offer an alternative. > > > Victor Gouveia > Vice-President > Training Coordinator > VIP Tech > Tel: 1-888-640-6661 > Fax: 1-888-640-6669 > Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com > Work: viptrain...@rogers.com > Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities > > From: Maria and Joe Chapman > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:37 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > Hi. > > I have chosen to use a third party app to play audio books because I > frequently found audio books that had the attributes changed and played > through the music player wouldn't always play in the correct order. I found > > that I had to use something like audio book binder or builder or mp3 to iPod > > converter to make the audio book in to a long file. Now I can simply zip up > > my file and import it in to voice dream reader. Much less time consuming > and every book I have tried so far plays in order. > > > Cheers > Maria > > Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com > > > > > > On 19 Nov 2014, at 12:19 pm, Victor Gouveia > wrote: > > > Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've > > seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, > > at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved > accordingly. > > Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that > they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G > > for Get Info and press enter. > > Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, > > if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. > > In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media > Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. > > Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback > position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok > > button, and press the spacebar. > > I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's > > booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files > will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be > kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set > > to off. > > Anyway, hope this helps. > > > > Victor Gouveia > Vice-President > Training Coordinator > VIP Tech > Tel: 1-888-640-6661 > Fax: 1-888-640-6669 > Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com > Work: viptrain...@rogers.com > Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities > > -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Adding audio books > > Hi Fanus, > > My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data > limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at > work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit > to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an > > issue. > . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data > > if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is > > something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to > > connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like > you are using cellular data for everything. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > > Of Fanus > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re:
Re: Adding audio books
but why go to all that trouble? Dave, frozen banas and Drills! -- Original Message - From: "Victor Gouveia" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:28 AM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I understand where you’re coming from, but ever since I learned to change the Meta tag information, stuff like that simply hasn’t happened, and you can change that sort of information too, simply by utilizing that same Get Info dialog box, and, of course, making sure that the shuffle feature isn’t on in your music player. Just thought I’d offer an alternative. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities From: Maria and Joe Chapman Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi. I have chosen to use a third party app to play audio books because I frequently found audio books that had the attributes changed and played through the music player wouldn’t always play in the correct order. I found that I had to use something like audio book binder or builder or mp3 to iPod converter to make the audio book in to a long file. Now I can simply zip up my file and import it in to voice dream reader. Much less time consuming and every book I have tried so far plays in order. Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 19 Nov 2014, at 12:19 pm, Victor Gouveia wrote: Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved accordingly. Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get Info and press enter. Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and press the spacebar. I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set to off. Anyway, hope this helps. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" bu
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I do indeed sort my audiobooks this way and when I want to read something, I just go and zip a particular title to upload via Voice Dream. I find iTunes best for managing my media and I like being able to sort by genre, artist and album title. The actual audiobook playing on the otherhand, is very lacking with i-devices and the native app. Anyway, I use the control+I keyboard command to edit tags if I havent’ already done so with MP3Tag before importing the book to begin with. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Gouveia Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books I understand where you’re coming from, but ever since I learned to change the Meta tag information, stuff like that simply hasn’t happened, and you can change that sort of information too, simply by utilizing that same Get Info dialog box, and, of course, making sure that the shuffle feature isn’t on in your music player. Just thought I’d offer an alternative. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities From: Maria and Joe Chapman <mailto:bubbygirl1...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi. I have chosen to use a third party app to play audio books because I frequently found audio books that had the attributes changed and played through the music player wouldn’t always play in the correct order. I found that I had to use something like audio book binder or builder or mp3 to iPod converter to make the audio book in to a long file. Now I can simply zip up my file and import it in to voice dream reader. Much less time consuming and every book I have tried so far plays in order. Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 19 Nov 2014, at 12:19 pm, Victor Gouveia wrote: Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved accordingly. Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get Info and press enter. Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and press the spacebar. I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set to off. Anyway, hope this helps. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message
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I understand where you’re coming from, but ever since I learned to change the Meta tag information, stuff like that simply hasn’t happened, and you can change that sort of information too, simply by utilizing that same Get Info dialog box, and, of course, making sure that the shuffle feature isn’t on in your music player. Just thought I’d offer an alternative. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities From: Maria and Joe Chapman Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi. I have chosen to use a third party app to play audio books because I frequently found audio books that had the attributes changed and played through the music player wouldn’t always play in the correct order. I found that I had to use something like audio book binder or builder or mp3 to iPod converter to make the audio book in to a long file. Now I can simply zip up my file and import it in to voice dream reader. Much less time consuming and every book I have tried so far plays in order. Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 19 Nov 2014, at 12:19 pm, Victor Gouveia wrote: Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved accordingly. Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get Info and press enter. Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and press the spacebar. I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set to off. Anyway, hope this helps. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book shoul
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I use voice dream and dropbox for all of my audio mp3 books now. I-tune is much harder to use in my opinion. Cathy and Tiny. > On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:00 AM, Cristóbal wrote: > > I've even listened to audiobooks via Downcast. Not since Voice Dream > introduced the MP3 option though. Still, the option is still there. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:35 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Adding audio books > > Hi Victor, > > First of all, there are no more tabs in iTunes 12. What used to be the > Options tab is now a button aklthough changing media type still works more or > less the same. > > I do, however, agree that Voice Dream is a superior experience when it comes > to audio books. If you use the built-in music app you still have to add the > book to iTunes and go through all the steps of finding all the files and > changing them to be recognized as an audio book. With Voice Dream all you > have to do is select all the files and zip them, then either copy the zipped > folder to Dropbox and import into Voice Dream or use iTunes file sharing. I > also think the navigational options are superior in Voice Dream. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Victor Gouveia > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:20 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've > seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, > at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved > accordingly. > > Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're > audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get > Info and press enter. > > Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if > not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. > > In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" > and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. > Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback > position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok > button, and press the spacebar. > > I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's > booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files > will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be > kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set > to off. > > Anyway, hope this helps. > > > > Victor Gouveia > Vice-President > Training Coordinator > VIP Tech > Tel: 1-888-640-6661 > Fax: 1-888-640-6669 > Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com > Work: viptrain...@rogers.com > Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities > > -Original Message- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Adding audio books > > Hi Fanus, > > My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data > limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at > work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to > how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an > issue. > . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if > you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is > something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to > connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you > are using cellular data for everything. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Fanus > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > Hello Sieghard > Thanks, that sounds quite easy. > I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi > network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network > for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? > > Regards > Fanus > > - Original Message - > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" > To:
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I've even listened to audiobooks via Downcast. Not since Voice Dream introduced the MP3 option though. Still, the option is still there. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:35 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Victor, First of all, there are no more tabs in iTunes 12. What used to be the Options tab is now a button aklthough changing media type still works more or less the same. I do, however, agree that Voice Dream is a superior experience when it comes to audio books. If you use the built-in music app you still have to add the book to iTunes and go through all the steps of finding all the files and changing them to be recognized as an audio book. With Voice Dream all you have to do is select all the files and zip them, then either copy the zipped folder to Dropbox and import into Voice Dream or use iTunes file sharing. I also think the navigational options are superior in Voice Dream. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Gouveia Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved accordingly. Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get Info and press enter. Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and press the spacebar. I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set to off. Anyway, hope this helps. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On B
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Hi Victor, First of all, there are no more tabs in iTunes 12. What used to be the Options tab is now a button aklthough changing media type still works more or less the same. I do, however, agree that Voice Dream is a superior experience when it comes to audio books. If you use the built-in music app you still have to add the book to iTunes and go through all the steps of finding all the files and changing them to be recognized as an audio book. With Voice Dream all you have to do is select all the files and zip them, then either copy the zipped folder to Dropbox and import into Voice Dream or use iTunes file sharing. I also think the navigational options are superior in Voice Dream. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Victor Gouveia Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved accordingly. Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get Info and press enter. Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and press the spacebar. I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set to off. Anyway, hope this helps. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Addin
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Hi. I have chosen to use a third party app to play audio books because I frequently found audio books that had the attributes changed and played through the music player wouldn’t always play in the correct order. I found that I had to use something like audio book binder or builder or mp3 to iPod converter to make the audio book in to a long file. Now I can simply zip up my file and import it in to voice dream reader. Much less time consuming and every book I have tried so far plays in order. Cheers Maria Produced on macbook probubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 19 Nov 2014, at 12:19 pm, Victor Gouveia wrote: > Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've > seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, > at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved > accordingly. > > Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're > audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get > Info and press enter. > > Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if > not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. > > In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" > and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once > done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", > and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and > press the spacebar. > > I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's > booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files > will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be > kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set > to off. > > Anyway, hope this helps. > > > > Victor Gouveia > Vice-President > Training Coordinator > VIP Tech > Tel: 1-888-640-6661 > Fax: 1-888-640-6669 > Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com > Work: viptrain...@rogers.com > Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities > > -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Adding audio books > > Hi Fanus, > > My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data > limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at > work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to > how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an > issue. > . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if > you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is > something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to > connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you > are using cellular data for everything. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Fanus > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > Hello Sieghard > Thanks, that sounds quite easy. > I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi > network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network > for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? > > Regards > Fanus > > - Original Message - > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM > Subject: RE: Adding audio books > > > Hi Fanus, > > Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, > go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to > Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a > list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be > one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your > book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments > and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should > transfer. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Fanus > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > Hi John and Sieghard > I have limited downloa
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Everyone is stuck on using a third party app to read audiobooks, but I've seen no one simply mention to change the file attributes from within iTunes, at which point, the files will be classified as audiobooks and moved accordingly. Simply highlight the file or files you wish to instruct iTunes that they're audiobooks, then press your applications key, and press the letter G for Get Info and press enter. Once in the properties of the file, press tab to get to the list of tabs, if not already there, and press the right arrow to get to the options tab. In the options tab, press tab to get to the combo box labelled, "Media Type:" and press the down arrow to identify the files as an audiobook file. Once done, make sure you check the box that says, "Remember Playback position", and the box that says, "Skip when shuffling", then tab to the ok button, and press the spacebar. I should mention that the above steps are for Windows based PC's or MAC's booting Windows. I should also mention that from that point on, the files will be located under books in your media library, they will no longer be kept with the rest of your music, that is, unless you have auto sorting set to off. Anyway, hope this helps. Victor Gouveia Vice-President Training Coordinator VIP Tech Tel: 1-888-640-6661 Fax: 1-888-640-6669 Home: victor.gouv...@rogers.com Work: viptrain...@rogers.com Limiting Disabilities with Limitless Possibilities -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message ----- From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can
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To get a book transferred to Voice Dream there is one additional step, after synching. I just tried it, without doing this step, and the book was not in Voice Dream when I opened it. Open Voice Dream, and tap the add button, in the lower left of the screen. ITunes will be the first choice. Tap this, and the books that are possible to be loaded into Voice Dream, the ones you added before you did the synch, will be listed. Double tap the one you want, or use the select all button. Then, flick to the left, and tap the load button. In a bit, it will say file loaded, after which you tap the okay button. Finally, tap the done button, and you will be in your list of Voice Dream books. Arnold Schmidt - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 12:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, which you want if it is a book. If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the internal tagging. I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use VoiceDream to import the zip file. When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. It works fabulously. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: Hi all, I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Sharon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or mod
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Hi Fanus, Yes, but that would be via iTunes file sharing which is what I explained. Just give it a try and send another message to the list I f you can't figure it out. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi Sieghard Sorry, I forgot to say that my modem uses a separate sim card and that is on a Vodacom data plan where I have a 6 GB limit, while my iPhone sim is also by Vodacom but I have only a 500 MB download cap. When I do downloads on my iPhone i therefore switch wifi on to make use of the 6 GB cap. The PC is also connected via wifi with the cell modem. Do you think it would be possible to transfer from the PC to the iPhone without "going out on the cell network" i.e. do a direct transfer without using the download cap? Regards Fanus Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:19 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, If you can connect to your modem via WiFi from your PC and from your iPhone then you are using WiFi. You can verify this by checking to the left of the time in the status bar. If you see something like 3 of 3 bars or 2 of 3 bars followed by your WiFi name that means you are connected to WiFi. What I of course don't know is what your data limit is on your cellular modem. Do you share a set amount of cellular data between your modem amd your iPhone or they on separate plans? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi Sieghard I tried ADSL a time ago but I am too far from the telephone exchange so the download speed was awfully slow. So, yes, I have a modem to which I connect from my PC or iPhone via wifi and the modem takes a simcard which then connects to the cell network. I have never tried to communicate from the iPhone to the PC via the wifi network, so I am not sure if it is possible. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:08 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: > Hel
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Hi Sieghard Sorry, I forgot to say that my modem uses a separate sim card and that is on a Vodacom data plan where I have a 6 GB limit, while my iPhone sim is also by Vodacom but I have only a 500 MB download cap. When I do downloads on my iPhone i therefore switch wifi on to make use of the 6 GB cap. The PC is also connected via wifi with the cell modem. Do you think it would be possible to transfer from the PC to the iPhone without "going out on the cell network" i.e. do a direct transfer without using the download cap? Regards Fanus Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:19 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, If you can connect to your modem via WiFi from your PC and from your iPhone then you are using WiFi. You can verify this by checking to the left of the time in the status bar. If you see something like 3 of 3 bars or 2 of 3 bars followed by your WiFi name that means you are connected to WiFi. What I of course don't know is what your data limit is on your cellular modem. Do you share a set amount of cellular data between your modem amd your iPhone or they on separate plans? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi Sieghard I tried ADSL a time ago but I am too far from the telephone exchange so the download speed was awfully slow. So, yes, I have a modem to which I connect from my PC or iPhone via wifi and the modem takes a simcard which then connects to the cell network. I have never tried to communicate from the iPhone to the PC via the wifi network, so I am not sure if it is possible. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:08 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files
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Hi Fanus, If you can connect to your modem via WiFi from your PC and from your iPhone then you are using WiFi. You can verify this by checking to the left of the time in the status bar. If you see something like 3 of 3 bars or 2 of 3 bars followed by your WiFi name that means you are connected to WiFi. What I of course don't know is what your data limit is on your cellular modem. Do you share a set amount of cellular data between your modem amd your iPhone or they on separate plans? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi Sieghard I tried ADSL a time ago but I am too far from the telephone exchange so the download speed was awfully slow. So, yes, I have a modem to which I connect from my PC or iPhone via wifi and the modem takes a simcard which then connects to the cell network. I have never tried to communicate from the iPhone to the PC via the wifi network, so I am not sure if it is possible. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:08 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: > Hello Richard > Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice > DreamReader. > Regards > Fanus > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > > I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want > those files to be seen as books. > When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, > depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, > title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. > With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it > was before. > You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search > gets > you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then > need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. > You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, > which you want if it is a book. > If the files are not tagge
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Hi Sieghard I tried ADSL a time ago but I am too far from the telephone exchange so the download speed was awfully slow. So, yes, I have a modem to which I connect from my PC or iPhone via wifi and the modem takes a simcard which then connects to the cell network. I have never tried to communicate from the iPhone to the PC via the wifi network, so I am not sure if it is possible. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:08 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, which you want if it is a book. If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the internal tagging. I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use VoiceDream to import the zip file. When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. It works fabulously. HTH, Richard Reality is
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Hi Fanus, My WiFi at home is ADSL hence it has nothing to do with my cellular data limit. That means that as long as I am connected to my WiFi at home or at work my cellular data is not being used and while I think there is a limit to how much data I can use on my ADSL, it is so high that it's never been an issue. . I don't know what arrangement you have. WiFi can also use cellular data if you are using some sort of hot spot or smarthub, but like I said, that is something you probably know. When you say you have "WiFi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes" that sounds to me like you are using cellular data for everything. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: > Hello Richard > Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice > DreamReader. > Regards > Fanus > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > > I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want > those files to be seen as books. > When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, > depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, > title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. > With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it > was before. > You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search > gets > you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then > need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. > You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, > which you want if it is a book. > If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of > order. > Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by > the > internal tagging. > I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the > tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. > Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, > I > now use VoiceDream Reader. > With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in > such > a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with > the > zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use > VoiceDream to import the zip file. > When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip > file > was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. > It works fabulously. > HTH, > Richard > > > > > Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it. > > Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe > > > > > Sent from my iPhone 5S > > > > > On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: > > > Hi
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Hello Sieghard Thanks, that sounds quite easy. I am curious. You asked if I can't do it with wifi. Well, I have a wifi network because I have a wifi which allows me to connect to the cell network for internet purposes. How would one do a wifi transfer? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Adding audio books Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, which you want if it is a book. If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the internal tagging. I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use VoiceDream to import the zip file. When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. It works fabulously. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: Hi all, I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Sharon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vipho
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Hi Fanus, Can't you do it on WiFi? Anyhow, to do this in iTunes, connect your phone, go to it and in the list view which starts with Summary arrow down once to Apps. Now tab or use F6 until you get to file sharing. Here you will find a list of apps which are capable of iTunes file sharing. Voice Dream will be one of these, arrow to it and then tab to the "Add" button. Browse to your book on the computer and select it. It will take a moment or a few moments and the book should be added, now if you sync your device the book should transfer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: > Hello Richard > Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice > DreamReader. > Regards > Fanus > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > > I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want > those files to be seen as books. > When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, > depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, > title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. > With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it > was before. > You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search > gets > you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then > need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. > You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, > which you want if it is a book. > If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of > order. > Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by > the > internal tagging. > I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the > tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. > Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, > I > now use VoiceDream Reader. > With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in > such > a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with > the > zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use > VoiceDream to import the zip file. > When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip > file > was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. > It works fabulously. > HTH, > Richard > > > > > Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it. > > Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe > > > > > Sent from my iPhone 5S > > > > > On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder > that > has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has > moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know > if > I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into > iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has > any > suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate > it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sharon > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone > list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you > have > any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel > that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives > for > this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphon
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Hi John and Sieghard I have limited download data, so how does one get the book to the iPod using iTunes? Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: "John Diakogeorgiou" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, which you want if it is a book. If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the internal tagging. I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use VoiceDream to import the zip file. When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. It works fabulously. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: Hi all, I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Sharon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any question
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Yes, I agree with Richard and John and give my vote to Voice Dream. Listening to MP3 audio books is a very nice experience, no more converting to a single file with Chapter and Vers or redesignating the files from music to audio book. I also love the way Voice Dream has implemented jumping forward and back by chapter, time interval or by percentage and how they have done their sleep timer. All I have asked Winston for is to also give a 5 minute jump back or forward in addition to 30 and 60 seconds. It would also be awesome if the sleep timer had a way to give you a subtle warning 10 or 20 seconds before it runs out and you could reset it with a simple press of the volume up or down button. There is an app called iTired which does that and it's a fantastic feature. I can set my sleep timer to 5 minutes and if it take me 17 minutes to fall asleep, I just reset it 3 times and when I wake up all I have to do to find my place is go back 3 minutes. Maybe others can support me in asking for such a feature. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: > Hello Richard > Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice > DreamReader. > Regards > Fanus > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > > I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want > those files to be seen as books. > When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, > depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, > title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. > With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it > was before. > You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets > you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then > need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. > You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, > which you want if it is a book. > If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. > Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the > internal tagging. > I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the > tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. > Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I > now use VoiceDream Reader. > With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such > a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the > zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use > VoiceDream to import the zip file. > When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file > was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. > It works fabulously. > HTH, > Richard > > > > > Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it. > > Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe > > > > > Sent from my iPhone 5S > > > > > On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that > has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has > moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if > I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into > iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any > suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sharon > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone > list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have > any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel > that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for > this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Gr
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Like you, I find using Voice Dream Reader much easier to use when it comes to reading audio books and collections of old time radio shows. From: Fanus Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 5:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Adding audio books Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, which you want if it is a book. If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the internal tagging. I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use VoiceDream to import the zip file. When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. It works fabulously. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: Hi all, I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Sharon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting
Re: Adding audio books
If you have Voice Dream, zip the files into one file. You can use either iTunes or even better dropbox to import them into voice dream. On 11/18/14, Fanus wrote: > Hello Richard > Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice > DreamReader. > Regards > Fanus > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM > Subject: Re: Adding audio books > > > I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want > those files to be seen as books. > When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, > depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, > title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. > With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it > was before. > You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets > you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then > need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. > You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, > which you want if it is a book. > If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. > Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the > internal tagging. > I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the > tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. > Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I > now use VoiceDream Reader. > With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such > a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the > zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use > VoiceDream to import the zip file. > When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file > was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. > It works fabulously. > HTH, > Richard > > > > > Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it. > > Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe > > > > > Sent from my iPhone 5S > > > > > On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that > has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has > moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if > I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into > iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any > suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sharon > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone > list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have > any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel > that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for > this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone > list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have > any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel > that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for > this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. &g
Re: Adding audio books
Hello Richard Thanks for this. It sounds a much easier way to listen with voice DreamReader. Regards Fanus - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Adding audio books I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, which you want if it is a book. If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the internal tagging. I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use VoiceDream to import the zip file. When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. It works fabulously. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: Hi all, I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Sharon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe fro
Re: Adding audio books
I don't know that this is less tedious, but it is necessary if you want those files to be seen as books. When you impoort mp3 files into iTunes, it assumes they are music. So, depending on how the files are tagged, you may find them under artist, title, unknown, etc. in the music folder. With iTunes 12, I find this whole process a bit more challenging than it was before. You can search for the book in the music library, then if your search gets you all the files, you can right click and select get info. You will then need to change the "kind" from music to audio book. You will also have choices of skip when shuffling, remember your place, which you want if it is a book. If the files are not tagged correctly, you may find chapters out of order. Remember, iTunes does not care what the file names are, it sorts only by the internal tagging. I believe folks on this list have recommended software that can make the tagging and all that much easier, but I don't recall what the name was. Personally, if I want to listen to an audio book that is in mp3 format, I now use VoiceDream Reader. With VoiceDream, you simply need to make sure the files are named in such a way that they will be sorted in order, add them all to a zip file with the zip filename the name of the book. Add the zip file to dropbox, and use VoiceDream to import the zip file. When it is done, you will have a book that is named whatever the zip file was named, and each file will be treated as a chapter in the book. It works fabulously. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S > On Nov 18, 2014, at 5:13 AM, Sharon wrote: > > Hi all, > I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that has > mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has moved > it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if I > combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into iTunes > it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any > suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. > > Thanks, > > Sharon > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Adding audio books
Hi all, I am not sure this has been covered, but when I try to add a folder that has mp3 files of audio books into iTunes it gives me the ding that it has moved it into my library but I do not see the book in my library. I know if I combine all the files into 1 big file and then try to transfer it into iTunes it works just fine, but that is so time consuming. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this less tedious I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Sharon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: adding audio books
Dear Lois, I wonder whether it has something to do with the tags which should mark the book as audiobook rather than music or any other genre. You need to check under "get info" in iTunes where the book appears before you sink it to the iPhone whether under "info' and "options" tabs the book is marked as audiobook. Hope this helps a little. Andrew On 22 Nov 2012, at 09:51, Lois Butterfield wrote: > I notice that sometimes when I add an MP3 audio book to my phone through > iTunes, it will show up in the list of audio books, and sometimes it stays in > play lists in the recently added. I unzip them the same way and label them > the same. Does anyone have an idea why that might happen? > > Thanks, > Lois > "There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without > conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science > without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle. " > Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
adding audio books
I notice that sometimes when I add an MP3 audio book to my phone through iTunes, it will show up in the list of audio books, and sometimes it stays in play lists in the recently added. I unzip them the same way and label them the same. Does anyone have an idea why that might happen? Thanks, Lois "There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle. " Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. <>
