Yes, I suppose the plug-in charging would be workable all right, so long as we could quickly and easily replace the charging device when it went awry. I'm still pretty happy, though, not having to mess with any of that. You're right! There's such a wonderful smorgasbord of things to listen to with the bookport! While I have several good sets of headphones, I have speakers all over the house, into which I plug the bookport! I even set up a pair of stereo speakers in the bathroom, for those long, relaxing baths! HAHAHAHAHAHA Lois! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/248 - Release Date: 2/1/2006