MP3 FYI Digital Music Online: Your Q&A Guide to MP3 [Paperback]

Jay Lickfett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000 | Series: Fyi

The MP3 format of digital audio files allows CD-quality music to be played on computer software or portable devices. This Q & A formatted user's guide to MP3 provides all the information necessary for taking full advantage of MP3 music, including the best ways to find MP3 files both for purchase and for free on the Internet and how to listen to MP3 files. Ways to organize MP3 collections and instructions for creating MP3 files from personal CD collections are included, as are discussions of the history of MP3 and its impact on the music industry, legal issues associated with MP3, and the future of the format.

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If you have questions about MP3 and how to utilize it, begin with a careful reading of this book. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Jay Lickfett is an instructor of an online course about MP3 and has written columns about MP3 for the music industry newsletter MusicDish. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: Musk and Lipman Publishing; 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 192968505X
• ISBN-13: 978-1929685059
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,439,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Music > MP3

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4.0 out of 5 stars Update, please!, June 9, 2004

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This review is from: MP3 FYI Digital Music Online: Your Q&A Guide to MP3 (Paperback)

Great content, friendly Q and A format, but with a copyright of 2000, outdated. In light of recent developments in this area, (Napster lawsuit, iPod, etc.) a revised edition would be most welcome.

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb guide to getting started with MP3, January 24, 2001

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This review is from: MP3 FYI Digital Music Online: Your Q&A Guide to MP3 (Paperback)

Jay Lickfett's MP3 FYI: Digital Music Online is a superb guide to getting started with MP3 as it surveys the legal issues involved, explains how MP3 is changing the music industry, and shows how to find free MP3s quickly on the Web. MP3 FYI: Digital Music Online will enable the reader to take full advantage of what MP3 has to offer, set up their computer system for MP3 music, promote their own music using MP3 technology, and even learn about portable MP3 players. If you have questions about MP3 and how to utilize it, begin with a careful reading of Jay Lickfett's MP3 FYI: Digital Music Online.