MP3 Book

Part 1 Quick start: 15 minutes to music; just the facts - a paper-based FAQ. Part 2 The software you need: players and other MP3 programmes; player user's guide; ripper user's guide; all-in-one app user's guide; cool utility guide; finding MP3 software online. Part 3 Looking for tunes in all the right places: the heart of the movement - MP3.com; other sources of MP3 files; finding the particular sound - MP3 search engines. Part 4 The hardware you need: pumping up your PC for MP3; getting the music in and out; burning your own CDs; other gizmos for making music; finding hardware online. Part 5 Keeping up with the MP3 scene: MP3 news web sites; MP3 newsgroups and mailing lists; keeping an eye on the competition; appendix - MP3 on a silver platter.