IPod (30 gb) won't play audio book

I have been listening to this book off and on for the last little while, and today it just stopped. The battery is fully charged. I press Play and it looks like it's working, but the countdown indicator at the bottom of the screen doesn't work and no sound comes out of the ear buds. I've tried resetting the settings, with no change. Is there anything, short of returning the unit, that I can try?

I actually reinstalled the software and music for the unit, and it seems to work now.

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