MP3 CDs
WHAT IS AN MP3 CD?
MP3's can save you money! They are simply a different, more efficient way of recording audio.
Normal audio CD's use "WAV" files. WAV files take up large amounts of digital space, so a normal audio CD can contain only a maximum of 80 minutes recording.
MP3's of similar quality use only about one-tenth as much digital space so a CD of MP3 recordings can be ten times as long as a normal audio CD, perhaps longer.
A long audio book that runs for several hours will require maybe 4, 5, 6 or more standard audio CDs.
However the same lengthy recording will fit onto a single MP3 CD, making the recording cheaper to produce and to distribute.
MP3 CD's will play in computers, and in many (but not all) recently-made CD or DVD players.
If in doubt, check the manual or the product specifications for your CD/DVD player. If you aren't sure, it's safer to buy standard audio CDs.
Most of the titles, at left, can be purchased as:
- an MP3 CD
- a collection of standard audio CDs, or
- an MP3 download
My MP3 CDs use the same high-quality packaging and artwork as the standard audio CDs.
However, if an audio book is under 80 minutes, and therefore short enough to fit onto a single, standard audio CD, then I don't bother to produce a separate MP3 CD version. There's no point if one CD = one CD.
To find out more about any recording, follow the links to:
Alternatively, to purchase an audio book on MP3 CD, just keep scrolling down. Or, if you prefer, visit my eBay store, where the same great deals on MP3 CDs (and free shipping!) are also available.
How to purchase an audio book on an MP3 CD:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
- 2 hours, 36 minutes
- 36 tracks
- one MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 14.25
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
- 3 hours, 02 minutes
- 27 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 14.25
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The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter
- 5 hours, 13 minutes
- 42 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
- features a full suite of sound effects
- 23 different music themes; one theme for each of the 23 books
$US 15.25
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The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill
by Dorothy Wall
- 7 hours, 13 minutes
- 84 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
- features a full suite of sound effects and music
$US 17.25
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 5 hours, 11 minutes
- 52 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 14.65
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- 5 hours, 55 minutes
- 68 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 16.25
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The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
- 5 hours, 49 minutes
- 55 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
- features a full suite of sound effects and music
$US 16.25
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
by H.G. Wells
- 5 hours, 07 minutes
- 48 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
- features a full suite of sound effects and music
$US 14.65
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
- 9 hours, 54 minutes
- 88 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 17.25
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- includes Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm
- 12 hours, 56 minutes
- 115 tracks
- one MP3 CD - 96 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 22.65
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Robin Hood
by Paul Creswick
- 9 hours, 41 minutes
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps full stereo
- a 16-page color booklet featuring illustrations by N.C. Wyeth
- two PDF e-books (one featuring the original 1903 text; the other featuring the 2010 updated narrative so you can follow along)
- all character voices
- features a full suite of theme music and sound effects
- 35 chapters, divided into 90 audio tracks, making it easy to resume listening at any time
$US 17.95
(incs FREE postage)
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- 3 hours, 03 minutes
- 29 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
- full suite of sound effects and music
$US 14.25
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The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
- 3 hours, 34 minutes
- 33 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
- full suite of sound effects and music
$US 14.25
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The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
- 5 hours, 57 minutes
- 59 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 16.25
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- includes The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, and The Invisible Man
- 20 hours, 27 minutes
- 195 tracks
- two MP3 CDs - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
- full suite of music and sound effects on The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, and The Invisible Man
$US 34.95
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The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
- 6 hours, 17 minutes
- 48 tracks
- One MP3 CD - 128 Kbps
- all character voices
$US 16.25