I Want My MP3!: How to Download, Rip, & Play Digital Music

MP3 is the latest technology developed for the downloading and playing of music on personal computers today. It has also opened the door for lots of people to access, play, create, and affordably distribute their own music to others. Bill Mann has written I Want My MP3 to encourage computer-savvy readers to take advantage of this new and exciting technology. The book covers a broad and thoughtfully interwoven range of topics related to MP3 technology, such as obtaining and using MP3 and utility programs, buying MP3 players for the home, office, and car, accessing and downloading sound files from online services, buying MP3 music online, creating your own kind of music, and sharing music (legally) with others! This book offers a wealth of online resources for readers to obtain MP3 music files. A number of MP3 online music services, libraries, and search engines are discussed to help readers find the tunes and special effects they want. Is your computer able to handle MP3? Bill Mann provides readers with the insight they need to upgrade their own equipment to handle MP3 technology, including the installation and use of CD burners which have made the sharing of computer data a much simpler and affordable task! MP3 may not be for everyone but I did happen to find the MP3 files included on the accompanying CD simply breath-taking. It's amazing how these files can be stored and accessed online. Convenient distribution has made this file format big business for a lot of people. Professional musicians, music buffs, computer hobbyists, and Web developers should learn more about this booming technology and put it to use. This book is easy to read and follow along. It is highly recommended. Consider subscribing to some of the online newsgroups, mailing lists, and newsletters featured in the book for further educational experience. Readers are cautioned to avoid Websites offering suspected unlawful distribution of music files and the availability of other illegal content!

This book has everything that you would ever need to know to get started or take your MP3 skills to the next level. Cool content for computer savvy music lovers with a couple extra bucks. Unlike most computer books, the author writes in a style that's easy to understand - for even the most novice of novices. Contains info on playing, downloading, ripping MP3s and everything you need to know about the newest MP3 players and recorders. Good reference to start with if you know nothing or just want to learn more about MP3's.The CD that comes with the book has some great MP3 music too - including ENIS. What a great bunch of guys they are.

This book covers nearly everything you'd want to know about mp3s: software, hardware, players, web sites...it includes mp3s by 15 bands, too. The song, "Siberia" by the Minnesota-based group Big Sky is a standout! This phenomenal track features great F vocals by Johnna Morrow, and amazing M vocals where the guy sings 3 notes at once (throat-singing?). It's worth the cost of the book!

Not only is this book a fantastic reference, but it comes with a CD. The music is FUN - check out the song "You're the One" by the Sugarfriedsuperos!