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.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:08 PM
To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Fanus
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:38 AM
To: [email protected]
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" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Fanus
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:31 AM
To: [email protected]
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" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]> 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: [email protected]
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 <[email protected]> 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
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