Zen V Plus - Resume on Pause Funct

Hi,
I want to buy a MP3 for reading audio books. I am thinking about buying the Zen V Plus.
However, I have to confirm on the most important feature for me -- "resume".
I heard that Zen V does not resume after pressing pause and let the unit automatically turn into sleep mode.
Have this problem been fixed with the new firmware yet? I will buy it if this problem has been fixed.

Thank you for you suggestions.
I did bought Zen V Plus and played with it for a while. Unfortunately I have to refund it at the end because of the resume and bookmark feature.
The player is very nice. The interface is easy to use. The joystick control works better than I imagined. However, the bookmark feature didn't work as I expected it to be. It is a bit hard to set (too many buttons to press), not particular convenient for a feature that I need to use frequently. And the other problem is it doesn't seem to remember the playlist when the bookmark was set (there might be a way for the bookmark to remember the playlist? I didn't spend too much time investigating it)
When I press pause, (which I need to do very frequently during a day) and turn off the player, the position will be lost. I can use the power button, if it is a button. But it's not a button, it's a slider that I need to press for a few seconds to turn on and off. I guess I can simply use the pause without turning it off, but there's a risk that the player will turn off itself after a prolonged idling.
I have bought and refund 3 different players during the last few months, sadly none of them are very audio book friendly. Currently I am using the pocket pc (with some customized solution) for the audio books, it's clumsy and with the way I use it, I don't think the unit will last very long. I hope Creative will come up with something that fix the pause and bookmark function soon.

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