It looks like the Kindle Fire can not play audio books in the format the library has. Maybe the ones you buy off Amazon. The library uses Overdrive formats and most books are protected from converting. Hopefully the Fire will have an update for it. My Android phone can play them and the Fire runs on Android. Greg
> I know that the Kindle has the capability of playing audio books. > I have not used this feature, because I have the talking books > player instead. The new one is fantastic and you can even download > some of the books online to play on the talking books player. > > Quadius > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Candle > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Our library has a program on their site that allows for ebook >> downloads to pcs, macs, e-readers, certain mobile phones. It is >> nice, but I have not done anything like that yet. >> >> Can anyone answer, does the Kindles/Nooks play audio books? I >> tend to listen to audio books as I do crafts or cleaning. >> >> I started listening to them to help me deal with the drudgery of >> cleaning. Then I listened to a book that I couldn't stop, but had >> to go sew something. So now, I listen to them as much as >> possible. I love my TV shows, but I find myself having to look at >> the screen a lot to catch everything. With audio books, there is >> no need to take my eyes from what I am doing. >> >> So >> I would like to know if I can listen to audio as well. Right now, >> I listen to audio on my mp3 player. I read e-books on my lap top. >> I can listen from my laptop, but that requires moving it room to >> room when I move about. I could put the Kindle/Nook into a small >> bag. I have a sweatshirt with a pocket on the front that I place >> some lightweigh items in. I figure that would work for the e- >> reader. >> >> >> Candle >> "Scars remind of us where we've been, they don't have to dictate >> where we are going." >> > ~David Rossi of Criminal >> Minds >> ****************************************************************** >> ***** >> >> > From: Quadius <[email protected]> >> To: Greg <[email protected]> > Cc: greg <[email protected]> [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:02 >> PM >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Kindle vs Nook >> > I concur with everything Greg said. I have been using my Kindle for > >> more than a year now and I absolutely love it. The E ink is >> actually better than reading a real book. It's hard to believe, >> but when I read a real book a small amount of light reflects off >> of the pages and >> > eventually starts to bother my eyes later in the evening. That is > not > >> my experience with the Kindle. >> >> I am told that the newer Kindle's can be used with library books, >> but I'm not sure about this. I need to update the software on >> my, but >> > when I do I'll let you know. > >> My sister in law has the Nook and she loves it. The only >> drawback is battery life. I typically only have to charge my >> Kindle about every three weeks if I am reading about three or >> four hours a day. The >> > problem I had was angling the Kindle so that I could turn on the > >> Kindle and deactivate the screen saver when it is sleeping. It's >> not >> pretty, but I have mine sitting in a 30° angle (roughly) which >> permits me to hit the power button as well as turn the pages with >> ease. Keep in mind I am using a mouse stick. You might have a >> problem with the >> > power button, so it would be a good idea to get a look at the > >> different E readers. >> Quadius
