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E-ink ereader with audiobook compatibility?

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  • Processors
  • e-ink
  • audiobook
  • Compatibility
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July 26, 2013 10:41:24 AM

Hello! So I was wondering if it was possible to have an e-ink reader that can also handle audiobooks. I'm having trouble finding it online and a friend is telling me that it's not even possible to have one because the e-ink reader's processor wouldn't be large enough to handle the audio.

Can anyone confirm this? Or on the flip side, tell me an e-ink reader that would play audiobooks?

Thank you

P.S. Sorry if this is the wrong category for my inquiry - I couldn't think of where else to put it

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July 26, 2013 10:52:20 AM

The Sony PRS-T1 supports two audio formats, those being AAC and MP3. There's a 3.5mm audio-out jack for headphones. I owned one, and the sound was fantastic! It's not just a thrown-in feature, it really does have a high-quality sound, akin to Sony MP3 players (same DSP maybe?). You should still be able to find a model easily enough....and it is a very good e-reader to boot!

Oh, and your friend is wrong. E-readers of even previous generations (to say nothing of current gen) have ample processing power for decoding compressed audio (MP3, AAC, etc.).
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