Yeh, you can store your books on an external harddrive, or any hard drive for that matter, however to play the books on your player, you'll need to have them on an NLS cartridge or a USB attachable drive. If your external hard drive has a USB connection then you could plug that drive into the player. Of course, attaching an external hard drive to the player will make it less portable.
Note that the USB port on the player isn't officially supported by the NLS for playing books or MP3's. This doesn't mean it doesn't work, it just means that it isn't supported by the NLS. Also, not every thumb drive will work on the NLS player, and that may be true for external hard drives as well. Personally, I'd suggest getting a thumb drive or a blank NLS cartridge to use with your player. If you don't have a thumb drive then I'd say just go with a blank NLS cartridge. They're a little pricy for the storage you get, but they are more convenient, and you'll know they'll work. This is the route I went, and I've always been able to get a handful of books on the 2G cartridge. You can copy books from your PC or your external hard drive to the blank NLS cartridge or a thumb drive. I'd also suggest getting a cable when you get the blank NLS cartridge. It's a standard USB extension cable, but not every USB extension cable will work with the NLS cartridge since it has to physically fit into the housing around the USB connector in the cartridge. Also, I'm not into storing my books on my PC or an external hard drive for any length of time. I figure I can just download them again from the BARD site if I ever want to listen to a book again. The BARD Talk web site at http://www.bardtalk.com/ is a great resource. It talks about which thumb drives will work with the NLS player, where to get blank cartridges and cables, it has a getting started guide and more. -- Christopher chalt...@gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joanne Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 7:20 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Where to place downloaded BARD books [was "saving andplayingaudiobooks from my NLS player"] Christopher, forgive me if this has already been asked, but as opposed to a thumb drive, can I use my external drive? Or must they first go onto a flash or thumb drive? I may want to keep some books that I really like, and wondered if external hard drive storage can be done. I'm still awaiting my player, so am not sure of the order of how this works. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chalt...@gmail.com> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Where to place downloaded BARD books [was "saving and playingaudiobooks from my NLS player"] > Yes, this is how I have my music organized on my booksense, my Rockbox > player and my PC. On my NLS cartridge, and on the USB memory stick I > used to use with my DTBM, I found I had to place my MP3's in the > Audio+Podcasts so I could move from MP3 file to file on the DTBM. > Also, as I said in a previous note, your BARD books can go in any > directory, as long as you have one book per directory. Looks like the > advice I got on using the $DTB folder came from a Victor Stream user. > Here's what it says on the BARD Talk FAQ at http://www.bardtalk.com/faq.php: > > 12. Can I move a thumb drive with NLS books between my third party > reading device and my DTB player and have it work with both? > Answer: Yes. The NLS dtbm will locate any NLS books on your thumb > drive regardless of the folder names in which they are placed. If your > third party reading device requires the NLS books to be in a certain > folder, you should place them branching off that folder if you plan to > listen to them using both the dtbm and your third party reader. For > example, if your third party reader is a Victor Reader Stream, you > would place the NLS books in subfolders below $VRDTB on your thumb > drive so you could listen to them on both the NLS dtbm and your > Stream. Remember that bookmarks including your current reading > position are stored on the individual device and will not transfer > when you switch the media between reading devices. > 13. Where do I put MP3 files I want to listen to on my DTB player? > Answer: Create a folder on your thumb drive or a writable cartridge > called: audio+podcasts. Note, when creating this folder, use the + > sign between audio and podcasts. Additional folders may be created > under that main folder. > Mp3 files will be played sequentially based on their file names. the > NLS dtbm will not announce the names of the files because it does not > have a built in text to speech engine. > > > -- > > Christopher > chalt...@gmail.com > > > On 4/30/2010 8:24 AM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote: >> Hello Chris and Ike, >> On one cartridge, I have all of my books in indevidgeual folders that >> bares their names. >> On another cartridge, I have all of my mp3 files in a subfolder >> that's called music but in folders with the names of the types of >> music for each one of the folders. >> I done this because, it's easier for me to get to them that way. >> My best regards. >> John. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" >> <chalt...@gmail.com> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:33 AM >> Subject: Where to place downloaded BARD books [was "saving and >> playing audiobooks from my NLS player"] >> >> >>> Your MP3's should go into a folder called Audio+Podcasts. Your BARD >>> books can go anywhere, but it's suggested you place them in a folder >>> called $DTB. >>> >>> >>> Christopher >>> chalt...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> On 4/30/2010 6:39 AM, Isaac wrote: >>>> A little off the subject. When downloading books on to a flash >>>> drive or blank cartridge Is there any special name for the folders >>>> when separating bard books from mp3's? Ike >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "DJ DOCTOR P" >>>> <djdoct...@att.net> >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:24 PM >>>> Subject: Re: saving and playing audio books from my NLS player >>>> >>>> >>>>> High Tom, >>>>> You are correct, you cannot play those NLS books on your computer. >>>>> Like I said in an earlier post, the people at the Bard Talk >>>>> website has those encrypted. >>>>> So no you can't convert those to a standard audio file. >>>>> But between you and me both, I wish we could. >>>>> My best regards. >>>>> John. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kaufman" >>>>> <tomca...@comcast.net> >>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:02 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: saving and playing audio books from my NLS player >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Jim and list: Since I don't exactly know what a "pin drive" >>>>>> is..I >>>>>> may not be fully qualified to answer this question..but if I were to >>>>>> hazard a guess, I'm inclined to think that you can't as those files >>>>>> just >>>>>> aren't meant to be played on the computer! Of course I could be >>>>>> wrong, so >>>>>> am anxious to see what other list members have to say on this one! >>>>>> Tom Kaufman (aka Tomcat) To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
