[Publib] RE:Audiobooks question

[Connie Moss]

I LOVE the newer format!

The negatives of MP3 on CD have been pretty much that all CD players don't
play them.  Most newer CD players do have this capacity as do DVD players
and computers.  The MP3 CD does not require in input port -- it requires a
player.

The benefit of the MP3 is as cited, cost, space, and particularly
convenience.  Getting all five hours on one disc (that is bookmarked
automatically in my car player) is wonderful.  I listen to audiobooks only
in my car, I've tried using a standard MP3/IPOD type player but I'm not
adept enough to pause or adjust when in heavy traffic.  The CD player is
one-button big to pause or stop.

I hear people say that they'd have to buy a new car because their current
player doesn't handle MP3 CD -- we went to Best Buy and had new
radio/players installed in each of our vehicles for @ $100. each (yes, I
know that may be a deal breaker for some but it IS far less than a car!).
The library system I use now doesn't offer this format and I truly miss it,
especially juggling discs when the cases are deteriorating, one disc of many
fails, or a disc needs cleaning.  With most books on MP3 CDs there is just
one (sometimes two) discs.  Most can be transferred to standard MP3 players
and will not lose quality because they are already compressed.

As with any new(er) format, marketing is key to adoption.   It is important
that borrowers know what they are getting by clearly marking the format.  It
is also suggested that libraries evaluate who is borrowing each of the
formats -- it may be that the standard (expensive) CDs are borrowed because
the users of MP3 CDs have listened to the collection or titles of interest
them are not held in their prefered format.
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