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On Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:10:00 -0800, Wally <tjepson@closetsetc.com>
wrote:
>Hello Fiver's Mom.
>
>I had a little mp3 player that did a great job on books. Someone else
>must have liked it as well and it disappeared. I then bought several
>dedicated mp3 players and none were satisfactory - bookmarking is very
>important. So, I'm sitting there one day looking at my new cell phone
>and realized I could use my old phone with the software installed.
>Smart Audiobook reader from the playstore, took out the SIM card,
>stuck in at 32GB sd card, put it on airplane mode, deleted all the
>software I'd installed and I had what I think of as a perfect
>audiobook reader. WIth dedicated customizable very good quality
>software.
>
>That phone eventually died. I went on eBay and a bit of last minute
>sniping purchased a nice little phone ($16, free shipping) with a
>scuffed, not scratched screen. Android 4.4, takes up to a 32GB card
>(that's a lot of audiobooks), gives me up to two weeks of daily use on
>a charge. I don't care what network (Verizon, Sprint, etc.) it was
>meant for, I'm never going to put in a sim card or make a phone call.
>Smart Audiobook is a great piece of software. I think it's $2 and
>that opens up some nice features. And that $2 gives full blown
>software on every device you have as long as the same gmail account is
>on that device.
>
>My criteria for selecting a phone for use as a book reader is:
>Android 4.4
>a working wifi connection
>user replaceable battery (nice, but not a necessity).
>Preferably not a Samsung, they are full of Samsung bloatware.
>Will take at least a 32GB sd card.
>
>The current phone is a ZTE Zephyr, I see a brand new one (NIB) for
>about $22.
>
>Downloaded a lot of your posts and have a fondness for you, thank you.
>On Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:32:27 -0600, "Fiver's Mom"
><FiversMom@ItAgain.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello all!
>>
>>Well it looks like my iAudio U3 (and the U5) have finally given up the
>>ghost! At least, it is behaving rather poorly.
>>
>>Does anyone have a suggestion for a replacement? Bookmarking is very much
>>needed. And, a viewing screen.
>>
>>I liked the size of the U3 because it was small. Although the U5 seems to
>>be smaller than a lot of other players I've found. iAudio itself is a good
>>quality product.
>>
>>Anyway, any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Fiver's Mom
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