9. Audiobook Player

eBookMan includes Audiobook Player, an application that reads audio books, lectures, public radio programs, newspaper arti- cles, and more. With eBookMan, you can listen to your favorite spoken works anywhere, anytime. It’s a whole new way to be entertained and informed while on the go or while relaxing. Visit audible.com to see what they have to offer. This chapter describes the Audiobook Player and tells you how to listen to an audiobook.

Before using this program, you must download and install audio- books, a book recording that is formatted for use in the eBookMan device. eBookMan supports audio format #2 with audio capacity of approximately 5.1 hours for 16 MB of memory.

The World Wide Web’s leading source for quality audio downloads of spoken works is www.audible.com. They’ve compiled a library of more than 12,000 titles that include current best sellers like A Walk in the Woods, Hannibal, and The Brethren, over- the-top comedy from the exclusive RobinWilliams@audible.com, and popular news publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, L.A. Times, Forbes, and The Economist. There are a host of categories to choose from at audible.com, including fiction, science, business, speeches, mystery, spirituality and many more. You can download spoken works to your eBookMan through www.audible.com.

To open Audiobook Player, tap at the Launcher.

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The application uses buttons, menus, and lists to provide func- tionality. The time elapsed appears in the center of the display.

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eBookMan requires 4 MB of memory for every hour of content stored in Audible format.

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