[LMB] MP3 advice

[Tzivia Adler]

From: "Meg Justus" <megj at nwlink.com>

> Um, is there any way people can discuss all this in terms of audiobooks
> rather than music in so far as capacity stuff is concerned?  Pretty 
> please?
>
yes, that would tie in with the blackstone audio thread which i think 
sparked this?  as in, if i wnat to listen to bujold (to pick an 
auther -completely- at random) during my morning commute, will the book fit 
on my itty bitty littel sanno?

> So far there've been three general answers about size, all three of them
> wildly varying.
>
or possibly overlapping, but i couln't tell.

>I'm trying really hard not to feel stupid about this,
>
:) i gave up on that after the first post. reading on anyhow, in hopes of 
expanding my education.

> the two that seem to matter are:  regular CD audiobook:  500-700 meg, MP3
> audiobook of the same book length: 100 meg.  Is that right?  So 10 books 
> per
> gig?  Roughly?
>
> Megaera
> trying not to be ungrateful for all the good advice, really, but way more
> confused than I was before
>
yes! we are advancing to new and previously undiscovered realms of 
ignorance!
ziviya
firmly clutching softcover copy of favorite book.  i know how to operate 
those, and it fits in my purse just fine :)