Using My Kindle as an MP3 Player
I have a Kindle Ebook Reader. It has become a part of me. I use it several hours each day–now even more. I recently downloaded MP3 Bible study Breaking Free by Beth Moore (excellent study! see review below).
To listen to the audios at night involved dragging my computer into my bedroom. No more! Now I can listen to any MP3 book with the Kindle on my nightstand.
Kindle comes with an MP3 option for music listening as you read–but in my experience it worked lousy for audio books, I could only listen and not fast forward or rewind. And I had to start over if I paused .
But then I learned the secret. If I upload my MP3 into the Audible folder I have the option to fast forward, pause, rewind, etc. just like on an MP3 player. Yooo Hooo!
I use the MP3 feature daily now while cleaning the kitchen, when I go to bed, etc. If I’m not listening I’m reading.
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FREE DOWNLOAD STUDIES
I also download and listen to free Podcasts on the Kindle. I can upload any of these studies in MP3 free: (If you don’t have a Kindle, you can listen on your computer or MP3 player)
- Dwight Pryor (Hebrew Roots)
- Nancy Leigh Demoss’ Revive Our Hearts
- Beth Moore on Life Today,
- God Journey Podcast
- Baxter Kruger at Perichoresis.org
- Charles Stanley
- and many more (by speaker or Bible topic) from Oneplace.
Kindle is much more than an EBook reader. You can do all these things ANYWHERE, in the car, doctor office, restaurant, plane, etc. It’s always wirelessly connected with no monthly fee. The Kindle has been an super investment for this book worm.
- Read books
- Buy and download books in one minute (get thousands of books free)
- Upload Heart of Wisdom Ebooks to Kindle (via Kindle email)
- Browse the Internet (limited, like on a cell phone but bigger)
- Check your email (with Google email)
- Listen to audio books
- Listen to podcasts
- Listen to music as you read.
Powerful life changing study from selected passages in the Book of Isaiah draws parallels between the captive Israelites and today’s Christian in order to show how to make freedom in Christ a daily reality.
Beth starts the book by identifying the Five Benefits of the Christian life that God desires for us to enjoy and then lists the five obstacles in our lives that keep us from fully enjoying them.
Five Benefits:
- To Know God and Believe Him
- To Glorify God
- To find satisfaction in God
- To experience God’s peace
- To enjoy God’s presence
Five Obstacles:
- Unbelief
- Pride
- Idolatry
- Prayerlessness
- Legalism
Quotes from the Book
Read the book reviews and watch a video on Breaking Free by Beth Moore.
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I’ve never heard of a Kindle until today. I’ve been looking for something to play audio books on that I can hook up to my car’s sound system. Would this work well for this, or do you have another suggestion?
Carol
http://tinyurl.com/bs9r7a i upload beethoven’s symphonies on there and i’m good for hours.
I’ve been reading with my Kindle 2 for the past month and I absolutely love it. I haven’t used the mp3 feature very much, but after reading your post I’m beginning to wonder why!I think I’ll transfer a few songs to my Kindle tonight!
By the way, I’ve been looking for some good Christian resources to recommend on my Kindle site (KindleChat.com). Do you know of any good books available for the Kindle that I should add?
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Thanks for this post! It’s exactly what I was looking for as I want to listen to a sermon with my Kindle but didn’t know which folder to put it in. Blessings!
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Hi Robin! Just stopping back by to check for some good Christian resources for my site and also to let you know it’s been moved. The new site is about all eReaders instead of just focusing on the Kindle.
Looks like your site is still going strong! Best wishes and God Bless!
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Very helpful. Thanks. I’m still on the fence between Kindle and Nook. This gave me some more things to think about.
The only thing that I really miss is a ljst of tracks/mp3 files… hope that amazon will add it.
hi, could you please tell me how to play MP3 files in the Audio folder? I just got my Kindle today. excited to experiment with it. thanks!
Hey can I copy and paste this post on my web site? What references must I give? You might give this info for other people too.
1. What does “upload my MP3 into the Audible folder” mean?
2. Does anyone know how to get Kindle audio files to play on an iPod?
Sky
I, too, am curious about the Audible folder. I have the free Kindle for iPod version, and don’t see the option.
You can easily play your Kindle through your car’s sound system. Some newer car audio systems have a variety of plug-in ports that allow you to run an external device through the sound system. In this case there would be a jack that would plug into the audio out (where you would plug in headphones) of your Kindle into your car’s stereo system. Then when you play the Kindle, the sound will run through your car’s speakers. Alternatively, if your car has a casette tape player, you can buy a small adapter that looks like a casette tape with an audio plug running out of it. You insert the tape into your car’s tape player, turn on the tape player, then insert the audio plug into the audio out (headphone) port on your Kindle. Once again, the sound will run through your car’s speakers. You can do this with any kind of external device, such as MP3 players, CD players, etc.
Hey everyone,
Do you happen to know how to see my mp3s in folders? I mean, I have put a lot of songs on my kindle, but it wont let me choose which one to play, but starts playing from the beginning. Any suggestions?
When you hook up ur Kindle to your computer, you can just copy ur MP3 files into the kindle Music file.
I have not found a way to view or FF thru songs on the Kindle.. That would be great!
Hi Robin,
Wow, that is amazing.
I never knew that it could do all these things.
Playing MP3′s really goes beyond an E-book reader.
Agreed Kindles are great but I have tried putting my copy of Pilgrims Progress which is in MP3 format and has 153 separate files onto my Kindle and if I put it in the Audible folder it only plays one file at a time and then stops, say after 3 or 4 mins. It looks at that file as an entire book. When I put the book into the music folder I cannot know where I am, rewind or fast forward easily, it doesnt work very well at all. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the hint on mp3s on my Kindle Touch. I wasted a lot of time trying converters, etc. but now I’m golden and I appreciate it!
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Robin-
I really enjoyed your post and got a pleasant surprise reading your recommendations and comments about the podcasts and books you’ve enjoyed . I have a Fire and was trying to find out why I cant download podcasts from Back to the Bible with Woodrow Kroll and Tammy Weisert. I am only able to hear part of their program going to work on weekdays and its got fascinating historical content as well as biblical explanation. I wanted to thank you for sharing. I hope I can get your advise to work because like you I like to read at night and then could use the kindle in the car too. MY church is doing breaking free in a morning group I cant attend so I’ll look further at your post on Beth’s book.