Richard, They're not referring to that. Bookmarks are stored with the file on the iPod. You could stop half way through file # 3 of a 10 file audio book, switch to some music and play that for days, then come back...and when you start playing file #3 again, it will pick up where you left off. Michael On Apr 20, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Richard Gilmore wrote: > I've noticed with my iPod that "place keepers" do work with mp3s it > has no > problem picking up where it's left off whether I pause it and it shuts > down > by itself or I shut it down. Don't know about the Shuffle. > > Richard