Janie Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Do audiobooks on CD typically have table of contents info with tract numbers for the beginnings of chapters? I do audiobook but always tapes. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I find they generally have frequent track changes to make finding your spot easy. But they are not always related to chapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Do you mean printed table of contents? In that case, yes, generally in the case, if not also printed on the disc itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I have four audiobooks on cd from the library right now. None of them have any sort of table of contents that I can see. I've never needed one though, because when they're played, the player generally displays what track you're on so you can find your place easily later. Is that what you were asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 You just have look at the track number before you turn it off, in case your CD player resets in your absence. I've used sticky note, stuck to the player, to jot down track numbers. As others have said, track numbers don't always align with chapters, but sometimes they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 The ones i got from the library had a "feature list" and one was chapters every 4 minutes or so to help you getting back to your spot. I found this format way harder to deal with when putting them on the kids Nano's - because i didn't know about the feature that would have made it one big import. The iPod marks where you were when you stop it. For instance, the Mixed up Files of..... has "songs" of, 4a,4b,4c,4d for chapter 4. The ones i have bought from Audible don't have them that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I know Blackstone and Tantor audiobooks on cd don't. They just start a new "track every 3 minutes" regardless of where they are in the story. I just checked the Listening Library audiobook of Mysterious Benedict Society. It comes up with a list of tracks labeled with the first few words of that track. When we first started listening to audiobooks, I hated the Blackstone/every three minutes tracking. Who wants to have to remember where you left off? Or have to go backward & forward between tracks looking for where you left off? I didn't want to switch over from cassettes (that just start back up where you stop them!) to cd's. I guess I've gotten used to it, bec. I don't even notice it anymore. The kids always manage to remember what track they left off on &, if not, it doesn't bother us backing up a little to pick back up. So, if that's keeping you from moving to cd's, just do it! It's a lot easier to find audiobooks on cd at the libraries than to find audiobooks on cassette. yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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