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How to Put Books on a CD

Audio books give you the ability to get valued information or entertainment on the go. A hot commodity for our busy modern lifestyles. There are many sites offering audiobook downloads of your favorite titles. But what if you already have the book and wish to put it on a CD yourself? It is possible and quite easy to do with some basic recording software for your computer and a decent quality microphone. Below you will find instructions for recording your book yourself and burning it onto a CD.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer
  • Sound Recording Software
  • Quality Microphone
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Instructions

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      Download and install one of the many free sound recording programs like Audacity or the Free Sound Recorder found here: http://download.CNET.com/Free-Sound-Recorder/3000-2168_4-10698910.html

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      Connect your microphone to your computer's microphone input. Use a good quality microphone for good sound quality.

    • 3

      Record yourself or someone else reading your book while using your recording software. Separate the recordings into chapters with a different file for each chapter. This will allow you to find a specific point in the book without having to fast forward or rewind through the entire book.

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      Save all of your files to your hard drive in MP3 format. This will conserve space on your computer and allow you to fit more of your book on one CD. Save all of your book's files, in a folder with your book's title, in your Music folder. This will allow you to locate them easily when preparing to burn them to disk.

      Software may vary. If you can burn the files to disk using your sound recording software, consult the instructions that accompany your software for guidance. If your sound recorder just records the files but doesn't burn them to disk, save all of the files in your music folder and use your media player to burn the MP3 files to disk.

    • 5

      Select all of the files in your book's folder and burn them to a CD using your recording software or media player.

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