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Apple's built-in MP3 player, music organizer, ripper and CD-burner software. It is integrated with the iPod, and is also completely integrated with Apple's system software. It is one of the best music software packages ever written, and it is part of Apple's iTools suite.

Version 4.9 of iTunes introduced iTunes' ability to channel podcasts onto your iPod.

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iPod & iTunes For Dummies, 6th Edition + DVD (Side by Side Bundle Version) (F...
By: Tony Bove
List Price: $21.99
Amazon Price: $14.95

Product Description
* What the book covers: Introducing the different iPod models, getting started with your iPod, setting up iTunes and your iPod, shopping at the iTunes store, bringing content into iTunes, playing content in iTunes, sharing content from your iTunes library, managing photos and videos, synchronizing devices with iTunes, burning CDs from iTunes, playing iPod content, getting wired for playback, fine-tuning the sound, choosing an encoding format, going mobile, using your iPod as a hard drive, synchronizing personal info with your iPod, updating and troubleshooting, maintaining battery life, and more.
* What's on the DVD:Provides step-by-step instructions for completing the following tasks: Setting Up Your iPod, Getting to Know the Controls, Locating Your Content on Your iPod, Playing Music on Your iPod, Adjusting and Limiting the Volume, Charging and Maintaining Your Battery, Getting to Know iTunes, Playing Your iPod through iTunes, Importing Music into iTunes, Ripping Music from a CD in iTunes, Burning Music to a CD in iTunes, Installing Software Upgrades, Setting Up an Account at the iTunes Store, Buying and Downloading Content from iTunes, Searching for and Sorting Content in iTunes, Retrieving Song Information Online, Editing Content Information in iTunes, Creating Playlists, Cross-Fading Playback on Your iPod, Synchronizing Your iPod with iTunes, and Backing Up Your Music.
* Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than fifteen years.

iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition
By: Jude Biersdorfer
List Price: $24.99
Amazon Price: $7.24

Product Description
When Apple introduced the iPod in 2001, CEO Steve Jobs declared, "listening to music will never be the same again." He was right on the money. The iPod grabbed attention right away, and by the end of 2005, more than 41 million of them had sold. iPod is the dominant digital music player on the market, and for the first time, Apple gets to feel like Microsoft.

iPod steadily evolved through five generations since then, and today the dynasty ranges from a screenless 512-megabyte version that can hold plenty of songs for your gym routine to a 60-gigabyte multimedia jukebox that can spin out an entire season of "Desperate Housewives", along with thousands of color photos and all that colorful music.

An iPod is many things to many people, but it can be much more than most people realize. That's where iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual comes in. Like the device itself, this book is a long-running bestseller, now in its fourth edition. What makes it so popular is the wealth of useful information it brings to anyone who breaks open iPod's distinctive packaging-especially since Apple doesn't supply a manual of its own.

Once again, we've updated this guide to fully explain the ins and outs of iPod, including the nano, the shuffle, and all the latest features and uses, such as:

The 5th generation Video iPod, which can hold 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos, and 150 hours of video iTunes 6, where you can buy tunes, subscribe to Podcasts, tune into internet radio, download videos, build playlists, and more Going beyond the music to use iPod as an external drive, an eBook, a personal organizer, a GameBoy, and a slide projector Extreme iPodding with shareware and AppleScripts, using an iPod with external speakers (including the car stereo), accessories, and troubleshooting

It's been five years since iPod hit the scene, but, clearly, the evolution has only just begun. iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual gives you everything you need to evolve with it.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and iTunes, 3rd Edition
By: Brad Miser
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Since the inception of iTunes, the iPod (the best-selling portable digital music player), and iTunes Music Store (Time magazine's Invention of the Year for 2003), Apple has taken the world of digital music by storm. The Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and iTunes, Third Edition, provides all the information that music and media fans need to get the most out of these amazing digital devices and tools. From the basics of listening to audio CDs to advanced customization of music on an iPod, this book equips even those who have never explored digital audio to master their digital music by using these awesome tools. The book covers both Windows and Macintosh platforms to reach the broadest possible audience. The book is organized into two major parts, with each focusing on an element of the iPod, and iTunes and finally a third part focusing on the iTunes Music Store. Along the way, it explains how all of these tools work together and shows readers how to get the most from them. It progresses from very basic topics in a logical manner to lead even absolute beginners on the path to musical mastery.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Part I The iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1 Touring the iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Getting Started with an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3 Controlling an iPod or iPod nano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4 Listening to Music on an iPod or iPod nano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5 Listening to Music on an iPod shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6 Building an iPod?s Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

7 Using an iPod to Listen to and Watch Podcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

8 Using an iPod to Listen to Audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

9 Using an iPod to Store and View Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

10 Using an iPod to Watch Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

11 Taking the iPod Further . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

12 Configuring an iPod to Suit Your Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

13 Maintaining an iPod and Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Part II iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

14 Touring iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

15 Getting Started with iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

16 Listening to Audio CDs and Internet Audio with iTunes . . . . . . . . . . 231

17 Building, Browsing, Searching, and Playing Your iTunes

Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

18 Labeling, Categorizing, and Configuring Your Music . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

19 Creating, Configuring, and Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

20 Subscribing to and Listening to Podcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

21 Working with iTunes Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

22 Burning Your Own CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

23 Sharing iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

24 Maintaining iTunes and Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Part III The iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

25 Touring the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

26 Configuring iTunes for the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

27 Shopping in the iTunes Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

28 Working with Purchased Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

29 Solving iTunes Store Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479

iPod & iTunes For Dummies, (Boot Bundle Version) (For Dummies)
By: Tony Bove
List Price: $21.99
Amazon Price: $14.95

Product Description
* What the book covers: Introducing the different iPod models, getting started with your iPod, setting up iTunes and your iPod, shopping at the iTunes store, bringing content into iTunes, playing content in iTunes, sharing content from your iTunes library, managing photos and videos, synchronizing devices with iTunes, burning CDs from iTunes, playing iPod content, getting wired for playback, fine-tuning the sound, choosing an encoding format, going mobile, using your iPod as a hard drive, synchronizing personal info with your iPod, updating and troubleshooting, maintaining battery life, and more.
* What's on the DVD:Provides step-by-step instructions for completing the following tasks: Setting Up Your iPod, Getting to Know the Controls, Locating Your Content on Your iPod, Playing Music on Your iPod, Adjusting and Limiting the Volume, Charging and Maintaining Your Battery, Getting to Know iTunes, Playing Your iPod through iTunes, Importing Music into iTunes, Ripping Music from a CD in iTunes, Burning Music to a CD in iTunes, Installing Software Upgrades, Setting Up an Account at the iTunes Store, Buying and Downloading Content from iTunes, Searching for and Sorting Content in iTunes, Retrieving Song Information Online, Editing Content Information in iTunes, Creating Playlists, Cross-Fading Playback on Your iPod, Synchronizing Your iPod with iTunes, and Backing Up Your Music.
* Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than fifteen years.

iPodpedia: The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource
By: Michael Miller
List Price: $29.99
Amazon Price: $18.72

Product Description

iPodpedia is the first book to show you everything that the iPod and iTunes have to offer?from music to movies and beyond. Whether you want to get the most out of your iPod?s music playback, create your own playlists, edit your music info and album art, convert your home movies and DVDs to iPod videos, listen to audiobooks and podcasts, or just unfreeze a frozen iPod, iPodpedia will show you how to do it.

Here?s some of what?s covered inside?

? Using the iPod, iPod Nano, and iPod Shuffle?

? Apple?s new iPhone?

? Purchasing music and movies from the iTunes Store

? Using iTunes to rip and burn CDs

? Managing music and playlists

? Finding cover art and other music file tag information

? Dealing with DRM (Digital Rights Management)

? Watching movies, TV shows, and other videos

? Listening to audiobooks and podcasts

? Viewing digital photos and slideshows

? Connecting your iPod to a home audio/video system

? Using the iPod in your car or boat

? Playing iPod games

? Using the iPod as a calendar and scheduler

? Exercising with the Nike+iPod Sports Kit

? Transferring files from your iPod to your PC

? Using add-on software programs

? iPod accessories

? iPod tips, tricks, and hacks

? Troubleshooting iPod problems

Part 1: Background

1 The History

2 The iPod Family

3 The iPhone

Part 2: Operation

4 Using the iPod

5 Using the iTunes Software

6 Using the iTunes Store

Part 3: Applications

7 Music

8 Podcasts

9 Audiobooks
10 Photos

11 Videos
12 Games

Part 4: Special Uses

13 Using Your iPod in the Living Room

14 Using Your iPod in the Car

15 Using Your iPod as a Portable Storage Device

16 Using Your iPod to Record Audio and Podcasts

17 Using Your iPod for Running and Exercise

18 Using Your iPod as a Calendar/Scheduler

19 Using iTunes to Manage Your Music Purchases

Part 5: Secrets

20 iPod Tips and Tricks

21 iPod Hacks

Part 6: Support

22 iPod Accessories

23 Third-Party Software
24 iPod Troubleshooting

Part 7: Appendixes

Michael Miller has written more than 75 non-fiction how-to books over the past two decades, including Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Reference, Absolute Beginner?s Guide to Computer Basics, How Microsoft Windows Vista Works, How Home Theater and HDTV Work, Tricks of the eBay Masters, and YouTube 4 You. His books have collectively sold more than a million copies worldwide, and he has established a reputation for offering real-world advice about complicated topics. More information can be found at the author?s website (www.molehillgroup.com) and at iPodPedia: The Blog (ipodpediatheblog.blogspot.com).

Category Digital Music

Covers iPod and iTunes for Windows® and Mac®

Level Intermediate to Advanced

How to Do Everything with iPod & iTunes, 4th Ed. (How to Do Everything)
By: Guy Hart-Davis
List Price: $24.99
Amazon Price: $13.73

Product Description

Listening to music is just the beginning!

With coverage of the iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and iPhone, How to Do Everything: iPod & iTunes, Fourth Edition shows you how to download and play podcasts and videos, load your calendar and contacts, choose accessories to add versatile features, and even use your iPod as an external drive. You'll also get detailed advice on managing your iTunes library, enhancing audio quality, syncing multiple iPods to the same computer, and much more, all in an easy-to-follow format.

Configure your PC or Mac, install iTunes, and connect your iPod or iPhone Load songs, videos, photos, podcasts, contacts, calendars, and moreSelect accessories, including speakers, cases, adapters, docks, remote controls, and radio transmittersUse your iPod or iPhone as a stereo-at home or in the carBuild and manage your iTunes library, and burn CDs and DVDsCreate AAC, MP3, and Apple Lossless Encoder files from CDs, cassettes, vinyl, or other sourcesRecover your songs and videos from your iPod or iPhoneUse your iPod as an external drive or backup deviceTroubleshoot problems with your iPod, iPhone, or iTunes

The iPod & iTunes Handbook: The Complete Guide to the Portable Multimedia Rev...
By: Contel Bradford
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Product Description
Since the debut of the iPod in October 2001 and the unveiling of iTunes in April 2003, Apple has revolutionized the digital music industry. The iPod has outsold all other digital music players, comprising over 70 percent of market sales. Recently, Apple announced that it had sold its one hundred millionth iPod, which makes it the best selling digital music player of all time. Apple sells a variety of iPod models, including the shuffle and the nano. The shuffle is offered in a 1 GB format, the nano is available in 2, 4, or 8 GB, while the video iPod comes equipped with 30GB or 80GB. These tiny, musical powerhouses have the ability to hold anywhere from 240 to 20,000 songs. That is a lot of music, but what if you do not have that many songs? What else can you do with your iPod? In addition to music, you can look at photos, watch videos of your favorite TV shows or movies, play games, and listen to audio books. The iPod & iTunes Handbook also contains many tips and tricks, including how to transfer music, photos, videos, and audiobooks to your iPod and vice versa, how to make playlists, how to convert video for the iPod, how to integrate your car, how to burn a CD in iTunes, how to sync your tunes, how to add album art, how to use all the features of iTunes, how use your iPod as a hard drive, how to share your iTunes music, and much more. In addition, this book provides you with information on buying accessories and software for your iPod, such as cases, chargers, docking stations, portable speakers, earphones, cables, headsets, and car kits. Furthermore, you will discover the best places to buy accessories for your iPod and the Web sites that have the best pointers and free add-ons. Whether you have an iPod or are planning on buying one, whether you have no idea how to use your iPod or think you have mastered it all, you will learn all there is to know about iPods and iTunes by reading this book.

The iPod Book: Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Store (5th Edition)
By: Scott Kelby
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $13.59

CUSTOMER REVIEW:
A waste of time
Pointless. There's absolutely nothing in the book that can't easily be found in the on-line manual. Luckely, I borrowed it at the library. Don't waste your money on this. Kelby has written a couple of good books (and some really bad ones too), this is not one of them.

iPod & iTunes VISUAL Quick Tips (Visual Quick Tips)
By: Kate Shoup
List Price: $12.99
Amazon Price: $3.97

Product Description
Would you like to discover the best ways to find cool stuff on iTunes, download it all to your iPod, and get the very most out of both these hot technologies from Apple? Then this Visual Quick Tips book is for you. This book will increase your productivity by providing you with shortcuts, tricks, and tips to help you work smarter and faster. Learn how to smoothly integrate iTunes with your iPod, manage your iTunes library, and use your iPod for more than music.

iPod and iTunes Digital Field Guide
By: Chad Fahs
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $2.01

Product Description
This full-color book is the perfect iPod companion, and it includes a free downloading offer from Audible.com. This handy book is both colorful and portable, yet packed with useful information, offering "information at your fingertips" that "goes where you go" for instant reference, anywhere! Its pages are packed with beautiful color images, essential iPod how-to information and no-fail formulas for making the iPod sing. It includes step-by-step techniques that cover setting up and customizing the iPod, creating smart playlists, recording music in non-MP3 formats for even better fidelity, running multiple iPods together, running the iPod through a stereo system, getting the most from iTunes, automating iTunes, choosing the best accessories, troubleshooting, and much more.

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