What is an MP3-CD?

MP3 is a compressed audio file format. MP3 stands for "MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3." An MP3-CD can hold up to 16 hours of audio, compared to a regular CD, which holds only 74 minutes of audio. Because of the small file size and good fidelity, MP3-CDs are a logical choice for audiobooks.

Where can I play an MP3-CD?

Listening to an MP3-CD can be done on your computer (using Windows Media Player, iTunes, or similar software), on a portable MP3 player (such as the Apple iPod), or on a home or car stereo that is MP3 compatible. Most of the newer CD and DVD players will play MP3-CDs, and will be labeled as MP3-CD compatible.

The Music and Media collection @ MCL

The Morris County Library has a selection of audiobooks on MP3 CD. Titles include:
Alexander the Great and his time / Savill, Agnes Forbes Blackadder
American heritage history of the Civil War / Catton, Bruce
Anansi boys: a novel / Gaiman, Neil
Bobbed hair and bathtub gin: writers running wild in the Twenties / Meade, Marion
Branded world: adventures in public relations... / Levine, Michael
Denial of death / Becker, Ernest
Don Quixote de La Mancha / Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Fire lover: a true story / Wambaugh, Joseph
Feud that sparked the Renaissance: how Brunelleschi and Ghiberti changed the art world / Walker, Paul Robert
Great hurricane--1938 / Burns, Cherie
Great raid: the most daring rescue mission of our time... / Breuer, William B.
Grief observed, A / Lewis, C. S.
Immoral / Freeman, Brian
Jazz 101: a complete guide to learning and loving jazz / Szwed, John F.
North Pole: its discovery in 1909... / Peary, Robert E.
Oliver Twist / Dickens, Charles
One Christmas in Washington: Roosevelt and Churchill forge the Grand Alliance / Bercuson, David Jay
Playback : from the Victrola to MP3, 100 years of music, machines, and money / Coleman, Mark
Politically incorrect guide to American history / Woods, Thomas E.
Pride and prejudice / Austen, Jane
Saving fish from drowning / Tan, Amy
Something wicked this way comes; and, A sound of thunder / Bradbury, Ray
South / Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir
Tree grows in Brooklyn, A / Smith, Betty
Wicked: the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West / Maguire, Gregory
Wives and daughters / Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Need more information about MP3?
The Morris County Library has a number of books on the subject of MP3 audio, some of which include:
Absolute beginner's guide to iPod and iTunes / Miser, Brad
How to do everything with MP3 and digital music / Johnson, Dave
How to do everything with your iPod / Hart-Davis, Guy
iPod & iTunes for dummies / Bove, Tony
iPod & iTunes : the missing manual / Biersdorfer, J. D.
MP3 for dummies / Rathbone, Andy
MP3 for musicians : promote your music career online / Hedtke, John
Playback : from the Victrola to MP3, 100 years of music, machines, & money /Coleman, Mark