It discussed commuting, but from a different perspective: the amount of time commuters lost on the road.
Audiobooks are my perfect companions while I’m driving to and from work.
I would never have found the time to read those literature pieces had I done it the traditional way.
The Need To Convert
There are downloadable audiobooks all over the net, both free and paid.
The Internet is not the only place to find audiobooks.
You could buy them in the physical form of CD’s.
But nobody carries around portable CD players anymore.
you’re free to use iTunes to convert these CDs to MP3’s.
The problem is, ordinary MP3’s are not audiobooks.
Due to their nature, audiobook files have certain traits different from ordinary MP3’s.
For example: aside from having its own library, audiobooks are automatically bookmarked.
Audiobooks can also be played faster or slower than the normal speed in iPods.
The Importing Process
There are several steps needed to convert CDs to itunes audiobook files.
The first one is the usual iTunes' audio CD import.
After clicking “Yes”, iTunes will attempt to get the CD data from Gracenotes.
This process can be triggered manually via the “Advanced > Get CD Track Names” menu.
Then iTunes will show the process of “Querying Database” in its screen.
And the importing process will begin.
This process can be done easily in iTunes.
First, pick the tracks that you want to convert.
And choose “Get Info” from the File menu (or useCommand + I).
Choose the “Options” tab and change the “Media Kind” fromMusicintoAudiobook.
you’re free to also adjust other tweaks to make the files more “audiobooky” :).
Click “OK” and those files will be moved fromMusicinto theAudiobookslibrary.
This software will combine audio files into one AAC music of audiobook files.
There’s the option to “chapterize” the file with pointers to the individually joined tracks.
