Using the Audiobook Player

The Audiobook player includes controls for starting and pausing narration, moving forward or backward, changing playback speed, moving between chapters, and opening supplementary files supplied by the publisher.

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Open the Audiobook player

Open Loans.
Select the Audiobook you want to open.
Select Listen.

Audiobook playback controls

Use the progress bar

The progress bar shows your current position in the Audiobook. Select and move the bar to go to a different position in the narration.

The elapsed timer changes as you move the progress bar, helping you choose the position you want.

Audiobook progress bar and elapsed timer

Change the playback speed

Use Playback Speed to listen to the narration faster or slower than the standard speed.

Open the Audiobook player.
Select Playback Speed.
Select the speed you want to use.

Move between chapters

Use the chapter controls to move through the Audiobook:

Select Next Chapter to jump to the beginning of the next chapter.
Select Previous Chapter to return to the beginning of the previous chapter.

Open supplementary files

Some publishers include supplementary files with an Audiobook. These may contain additional materials such as PDFs, diagrams, or other reference information.

If supplementary files are included, use the supplementary-files control in the Audiobook player to open them.

Supplementary files control in the ePlatform Audiobook player

How to Listen to an Audiobook

Control	Name	What it does
	Play/Pause	Starts or pauses the narration.
	Forward 10 seconds	Skips forward by ten seconds.
	Reverse 10 seconds	Moves backward by ten seconds so you can replay a section.
	Playback Speed	Changes how quickly or slowly the narration plays.
	Next Chapter	Moves to the beginning of the next chapter.
	Previous Chapter	Returns to the beginning of the previous chapter.

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