[APP] ElWPAudioBooks: How to listen to audiobooks on Windows Phone 7
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Ok, so for now I have the following todo list:
1) scan all subfolders for audio files in the selected folder (in case you have 4ex disk1, disk2, etc..)
2) try to autofind albumart in the folder with audio book
3) exception when trying to add another book without closing the app
4) ability to add info about audiobook to overview section on the phone.
Ok, accepted. I'll try to implement it soon
1) scan all subfolders for audio files in the selected folder (in case you have 4ex disk1, disk2, etc..)
2) try to autofind albumart in the folder with audio book
3) exception when trying to add another book without closing the app
4) ability to add info about audiobook to overview section on the phone.
Ok, accepted. I'll try to implement it soon
It's a nice piece of software dude, but I think the deficiency of the software is the user, namely me er, zune. Zune is only allowing partial download of the entire audiobook file. I've tried messing with the settings. I'm hoping it'll eventually fix itself.
Yup, I keep getting ! when I tried to manually sync the entire file to my Samsung Focus. Any suggestions?
Again, nice work!
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100MB to 430MB...
I'm trying the manual sync or download to see whether that resolves the issue of only the first 3 files are downloaded or synced with my phone. That for some reason isn't working either.
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Still getting the dreaded "!" besides the majority of the files, except like I said, the first three files of the audiobook.
I think I figured it out. Zune wants to download only 3 "episodes" of each book. I have to manually download via my phone and the podcast portion of Mango. Seems to have all the files on the phone now.
Thanks.
Unfortunately, that still hasn't resolved the issue. Strange as all my other audiobooks seem to sync well enough.
User error! Zune was default to syncing only the first 3 episodes!
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Ya dude, it`s all good. Just had to play around with the settings a bit.
Thanks again!
great tool, many thanks!
only one little issue, dont know if i am maybe just missing something:
when listening to an audiobook as a podcast, windows phone will not play the next part by itself. ie, after one audio file finished (even if its just a few minutes long) i have to pull out my phone and manually switch to the next track, which can be quite annoying if the audiobook contains may tracks.
is there any way to avoid this behavior of the wp7, or do i have to combine my whole audio book to one large file? ^^
only one little issue, dont know if i am maybe just missing something:
when listening to an audiobook as a podcast, windows phone will not play the next part by itself. ie, after one audio file finished (even if its just a few minutes long) i have to pull out my phone and manually switch to the next track, which can be quite annoying if the audiobook contains may tracks.
is there any way to avoid this behavior of the wp7, or do i have to combine my whole audio book to one large file? ^^
No, you don't have to combine.
When you start playing an audiobook do not select concrete episode, just click to play on the WHOLE audiobook, there is a small "play button" on the albumart of the book.
Doing so will play all episodes one by one.
Also set it to play from the oldest episodes to the newest, this will make windows to play it in the correct order!
Cheers!
When you start playing an audiobook do not select concrete episode, just click to play on the WHOLE audiobook, there is a small "play button" on the albumart of the book.
Doing so will play all episodes one by one.
Also set it to play from the oldest episodes to the newest, this will make windows to play it in the correct order!
Cheers!
Was working... now problems
A month or so ago, I added some audiobooks using this tools without any problem. However, it is now failing. I am using the latest version of the tool. When I add the podcast to the Zune software, I can see that the communication is happening between Zune and the app. I see "Got feed item. Item was prepared for sending" for each part of the audiobook. However, the actual file transfer doesn't happen. Just the yellow exclamation point next to each part of the audiobook.
Things I have tried...
Running as admin (even though I am admin)
Changing ports
Disabling firewall
Any suggestions?
A month or so ago, I added some audiobooks using this tools without any problem. However, it is now failing. I am using the latest version of the tool. When I add the podcast to the Zune software, I can see that the communication is happening between Zune and the app. I see "Got feed item. Item was prepared for sending" for each part of the audiobook. However, the actual file transfer doesn't happen. Just the yellow exclamation point next to each part of the audiobook.
Things I have tried...
Running as admin (even though I am admin)
Changing ports
Disabling firewall
Any suggestions?
2 jmo
I don't even know what to advise.. Try to open that link in browser and to download from there (just to test).
May be you have some strange path to your book or some strange file names?
I don't even know what to advise.. Try to open that link in browser and to download from there (just to test).
May be you have some strange path to your book or some strange file names?
Thanks for the great tool Elastep.
Here's another quick and dirty way I use.
1. Use your favourite mp3 merging tool to merge all episodes to a single file.
2. Change the file genre to “Podcast”.
3. Drag it into music section in Zune. Zune auto-magically moves it to the Podcast section.
4. Sync to your phone.
Even works great on first gen Zunes devices.
Here's another quick and dirty way I use.
1. Use your favourite mp3 merging tool to merge all episodes to a single file.
2. Change the file genre to “Podcast”.
3. Drag it into music section in Zune. Zune auto-magically moves it to the Podcast section.
4. Sync to your phone.
Even works great on first gen Zunes devices.
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23So as I like to listen to audio books very much and as I bought WinPhone I decided to write this app.
It does a really simple thing - generates a podcast feed from a folder that you give to app (with audio book). Than you "subscribe" to this self-made "podcast",set to play it from the oldest one, sync all "episodes" with your phone and that's it.
If you have a windows phone 8.1+ device please follow to this thread: http://xdaforums.com/windows-phone-...oks2-audio-t2922308/post56362244#post56362244
ElAudioBooks - my new app for listening to audio books.5[0.1.1]
@fixed a bug when file names contain spaces.
*minor changes with url handling
[0.1.2]
*now file names can be in unicode
[0.2.0]
*Remembers last opened folder
*Feed url now depends on book name
*Can set custom image for your book
*Log for what is happening
*Minor UI improvements
[0.2.1]
*Scans all subfolders for audio files in the selected folder (in case you have 4ex disk1, disk2, etc..)
*Tries to autofind albumart in the folder with audio book
@Fixed exception when trying to add another book without closing the app
*ability to add info about audiobook to overview section on the phone.3[0.1]
First release
So there are 7 steps you need to do. They a really simple
I'll comment them a little:
At step 1 you need to select folder with files of audiobooks.
Typically you will have smth like
01.mp3
02.mp3
03.mp3
etc. in the correct folder.
At step 2
I try to get and sort all files of audiobook.
You can have 2 types of sorting for now:
like string: 1.mp3 10.mp3 2.mp3 20.mp3
like int: 1.mp3 2.mp3 10.mp3 20.mp3
It's for setting up the right playing order.
Hope you got it
Step 3 is the name of the book. The same name will be on your phone.
Step 4. Select a free port for your system and press Start button.
If it hadn't threw an exception it is a good sign
Step 5.
Now you have a feed url.
It should be smth like http://localhost:8888/feed.xml
Step 6. Add podcast to zune with this feed. Set it up to play the older episodes first and to sync ALL episodes with your phone.
Step 7. Actually sync your device and listen to your book
There's also video available on how to:
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/how-to-get-mp3-audiobooks-to-your-windows-phone-tutorial/23369/
