# CD Player for Audio Books?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-player-for-audio-books/154042>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 10, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-player-for-audio-books/154042 "2003-02-10T05:28:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Wisp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@Wisp00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisp00)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-player-for-audio-books/154042/1 "2003-02-10T05:28:05Z")

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Hi guys

I’ve been listening to audio books, but I have a problem with the books on cd. Each track is an entire chapter, and during my ride to work I always wind up getting there halfway through a track. When I go back to it later, the cd player I have will start at the track I left off at, but always at the _begining_ of the track. It’s a pain in the butt to find where you left off! Does anybody know of a cd player that will pick up in the middle of the track were I left off? I need something portable for my car, and I’d rather not spend a lot. I’ve tried searching the web, but I can’t find any info like this. Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-player-for-audio-books/154042/2 "2003-02-10T05:34:03Z")

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I am sure someone will suggest a brand of CD player which will help. But in the meantime - have you got a cassette player? and a means to transfer your cd onto tapes?

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-player-for-audio-books/154042/3 "2003-02-10T06:07:43Z")

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I use a Rio Volt to listen to audio books. Just convert all the CDs in the audio book to MP3s or WMA files and put them all on one CD-R. The Rio Volt will resume at exactly the point where you turned it off. Amazon sells them for $63, last time I looked.

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-player-for-audio-books/154042/4 "2003-02-10T06:18:39Z")

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By the way, the Rio Volt will play and resume normal CDs – there’s no reason to convert them to MP3s first. I just find it more convenient to put the entire audio book on one CD so I don’t have to worry about swapping discs while driving.