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Files from NetLibrary won't play on iRiver's players, at least not to completion, due to two factors. One, NetLibrary chose to record each of its audiobook titles as one enormous file instead of breaking the books into chapters or sections. Two, iRiver's players show elapsed file time as MM:SS (where "M"= Minutes and "S" = Seconds). So once the book gets to 99:99 in the elapsed time then the player will start acting erratically, either skipping, shutting down, or simply starting at the beginning of the file all over again.
NetLibrary originally stated that their audiobooks would play on any "Plays for Sure" device, but it's not working because of their decision to record as one huge file. You need a player that not only will accept WMA files with DRM (i.e., "Plays for Sure"), but you must also have a player that shows elapsed time as either MMMM:SS or HH:MM:SS (where "H" = Hours).
Considering that this very specific information is not included in ANY manufacturer's specifications, it seems NetLibrary and their huge files are the problem rather than the player manufacturers. They (NetLibrary) don't seem to want to change their file structure, and can't even explain the problem properly. Their latest explanation page labels elapsed time as "time-stamping". :/
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