Gwenny Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I bought a sansa clip zip mp3 player for my daughter's birthday, and I don't have the slightest clue how to use it. I downloaded the firmware updater and then went to the library site and downloaded the Overdrive Media Console. After selecting a book from the library, and selecting open file (I tried save file, too), I get sent to Windows Media Center. There is no option for audiobooks there. I can't find the book there, only videos, music, and pictures. When I called the library, they told me to go to Computer, then select Overdrive Media Console. When I do this, it is empty. I gave up on that technique after many, many, many tries and consulted the manual. I tried the drag and drop method and all seemed promising until I checked the mp3 player and it says empty in the audiobook section. I even attempted putting them in the music file, and still no luck. After messing with this thing awhile I seemed to somehow turned on something that is causing it to sync (don't even really know what that means) and whenever I plug the mp3 player in, it says it's busy transferring. Transferring what? It's certainly not audiobooks. I'm so frustrated with this thing. Every set of instructions I find on the subject don't work. Maybe the device isn't compatible? No one I ask at the library has heard of the Sansa clip. Now I've reached my limit of downloads from the library, but I can't return them. It says I have to use the device to return them, but they don't appear to be on the device. I hate that I got this for my daughter's present and I'm too dumb to work it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenny Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Please, someone take pity on a poor idiot like me, and help me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Let's see. . . Overdrive will save your audiobook in a file so you might have to search through all your files to find it. For me, I have it saved to my Documents Library/My Media/WMA Audiobooks or MP3 Audiobooks. I have a Fuze but I'm guessing the Clip works similarly. To transfer the book to the Fuze I use Windows Media Player. Open the audiobook file then select all the parts of the book--Part 01, Part 02, etc--you don't need the other files listed (artwork, etc.). Be sure your WMP is on the sync tab and drop the file into it then start sync. I hope that works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenny Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 I still can't figure this out. I can find the book in my downloads, but not in Overdrive. When I double click on the title of the book in downloads, it takes me to Windows Media Center. It doesn't really seem to be there either, because the search feature can't find it and there is no category for audiobooks. After I download it from the library, it takes me to Windows Media Center, too. I'm going to have to find a tech savvy friend nearby. The only ones I can think of probably don't listen to audiobooks, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 When you say it's in your downloads do you mean in the desktop area of your computer? When you say Overdrive are you talking about the OD downloader? Once it's on your computer you're set--you won't need to go back to Overdrive to transfer it to your Sansa. Just left-click once to highlight the file, then click and hold to drag it from the Download area onto your sync tab in Windows Media. (Be sure Windows Media is already opened.) If your sync tab isn't showing you'll have to hover the file over the Windows Media icon in your task bar to bring it to the front then drag and drop to the sync tab. Next time you download an audiobook check to see where the file will download to. You might have to change it from the Download file to the Documents or some other file location to make it easier to find next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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