Decent choice for music and audiobooks

I was looking for a new player that would support both Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription downloads and Audible books. The choices are few. I already had a Creative Zen Nano Plus, which I loved, but didn't work with Yahoo!.

The Zen V Plus has done very well at integrating with Yahoo! software and I easily added over 500 songs (automatically synchs my playlists). But, the Audiobooks are hard to find on the menu (only available through the Genre section), and it is touchy about keeping correct place in the book. When I tried to fast forward, it kept skipping to the next track, and then would restart at the beginning of the track. If I press PAUSE before shutting down, it tends to skip backward as well. And the battery life is much shorter than my Zen Nano.

So, for just music, it is a nice product. Handling of audiobooks could use some improvement.

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battery....ugg

got it, returned it. I can't deal with a non replaceable battery. That's a deal breaker,..that's why I won't buy ipods. The Zen micro was perfect,..so I thought this would be an upgrade into gadget heaven. I use mp3 players constantly,..not only can U not change the battery when it runs out,..the thing takes FOREVER to charge! I am disappointed with Creative for this horrific error in judgement. Will get a sansa instead.

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Not for audio books

Purchased this item for audiobooks and music, lacks a way to bookmark, when you stop half way thru a chapter and restart ,the creative zen starts at the beginning.
Without this feature it fails its use for audiobooks! great for music!

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