Converting Audio book cds to Zen Nano P

Hi all,?I have been reading all the posts relating to "audio books" and there are a?lot. I am a complete beginner in this area and have reached a very confused state. Is there a "Best Way" to?transfer the CD information to the Nano player, ie, in folder form with the tracks?that were ripped from the cd in the folder for that cd, ie, Book A Disk2 or some such. Also how do I start the playing, from the folder view or the file view? If in either view, does the plyer reach the last track in Book A Disk2 folder and stop or does the player start playing track in Book A Disk3. If it does continue to play, is there a method to have it stop at each the bottom of each folder?Sorry for being so wordy but I really am new at this. Thanks for all your help in advance.Curtis.Message Edited by ckbrownla on 08-3-20070:52 PM

MIDI files are not supported on the player. There should be some third party applications on the web you can use to convert MIDI files to WAV or MP3 files. A Google search (for <EM>MIDI converter</EM>) brought up a few hits.
Another way to "convert" them would be to play the MIDI files, and to record what you're hearing (make sure to check your soundcard's mixer settings, and set the recording slider to What U Hear if you can).
Cat

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