I am thinking about getting an iPod and putting in audiobooks so I can sit at my machine and listen and sew. (I have found that with the cd player, the machine takes over the sound and I can't hear the story- this way I would have earbuds and have the story close to me..

I am wondering if any of you have put an audiobook into an iPod and does it work? Also, I can get either a 40, 80 or 160 gb and also how many books would each hold! I have a lot of binding here to do and need help! Thanks very much. Edie

Hi Edie! I have only audiobooks on my Ipod, and it works great. I borrow the books on CD from the library. Then, I feed them into my computer into Itunes, then I move the whole book over to my Ipod.

Or, you can buy audiobooks on Itunes, which is not a laborious as the method I use.

Get the Ipod with the largest storage capacity you can, so you can have more selection on your Ipod at one time.

When I worked, I had a 20-something show me how to do it. Your best bet is to find a teenager to help you!

No, really, you can figure it out yourself. When you first hook the Ipod to your computer, it will automatically look online for Itunes and set itself up.

Good luck!

Our son is an I.T. and he knows everything and talks so darn fast I can't understand him 90% of the time. Also, if I get an 80 or a 160, about how many books can I get on, assuming, let's say 11 cd's to a book! Thanks for your help. Now, I know I am going to get one - problem now, will I live long enough to fill it up!!!!!! Only joking! But I am thinking about larger to fit bigger books (know what I mean?) into it! Thanks again. Edie

I use the ipod feature on my iphone while I quilt to listen to audiobooks - and there is a free app called overdrive where you can get audiobooks directly from your library onto your device free, once you register your library card.

I have tried the audiobook thing, but get too distracted and into the book that I don't pay attention to what I am doing. I can only listen when I am driving very long distances, where I put the car on cruise and just drive.

This would happen to me too. I have to focus all my attention on what I'm doing.

I'm not much help. I only use my iPod for the gym, housework or at my desk at work. While I sew I usually have the TV on something I don't necessarily have to give my full attention to like golf, NASCAR, a movie I've seen enough times I could quote it start to finish (Pretty Woman, You've Got Mail, etc)

I have been doing this for a long time. I get audio books from the library and download them into my computer and than on to my Ipod. The thing you have to watch with library books is that some of them are abridged which I don't like. I also have got books from Audible.com. WHen you join, you get some free books. I have the new small Ipod nano its about an inch square, I have 16gb and that is plenty for my books. I usually get a dozen or so from the library, but put three or four at a time on the ipod. I listen to books now while I am doing household chores, cooking etc.

I have a 16 Gb ipod and it holds a lot of books!!!!!!
I have at least 15 on my (all unabridged) and have lots more space.

This is what I do. I have a 32 gig mp3 player (not ipod) and use it often. A book ranges from 50 mb to 250 mb depending on how many cds are in it.

They've already done the work for you. Depending on where you live, of course. Do you have a library card?

I just checked. You live in St. Paul.

Here is the link. You will not need to BUY books.

http://sppl.lib.overdrive.com/D5EFD0...en/Default.htm

Just go get a library card if you don't have one and then register on the website link I sent you. You'll have to look around the site a bit.

I HIGHLY recommend this method. You just check out the books and listen to them and then delete them from your mp3 player. Simple. Really.