Hi Sorry for double posting but I assume some people might be interested. There's been a lot about the Zen Stone mp3 player. I saw on qVc UK that they were doing a 1Gb player for £19 plus P&P. It is also a voice recorder and in the video (available on line) it is claimed that it plays e-books. Just another alternative to check upon. http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.556926/walk.yah.UKEL That's the link. I don't know how accessible it is but there is a 30 day returns policy. It also has a graphic equaliser. Gordon Mcfarlane-UK15