Small Business Resource: Using Audiobooks with iPods

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December 9, 2006

Using Audiobooks with iPods

Audiobooks come in two basic formats; MP3 and WMA (windows Media Format).

Both will play on PCs and Macs and most portable digital players.

When you purchase a downloadable title from an site you will typically be taken to a special area where you can choose from a variety of file formats.

If you have a PC running windows,that's all you need to know. A little box will pop up on your screen, you click the play arrow and you hear the book through your computer speakers.

But what about if you want to listen to your audiobook in a car?

No problem. Just burn it to a CD like you would music. Pop it in your car (or any CD player) and you're good to go.

If you have a digital music player, like one made by Archos, Creative, Philips, iRiver and many more, those same files can just be dragged over to the library on the player.

It's a little tricker with an iPod. That's because Apple, the maker of the iPod, has a very proprietary system. Don't worry, though. Getting music on the iPod just involves a simple extra step. If you have an iPod you will need to get audiobooks in the MP3 format. After downloading it, ypu then need to burn the MP3 file to CD and then transfer it into iTunes.

Apple iPods import MP3 audiobook file just like they do music CDs. Simple, huh? Now there's no excuse not to catchup on the crime and mystery thriller audiobook.

Posted by David at December 9, 2006 9:32 PM