35. Downloading and Playing Digital Music

In Chapter 34, “Playing, Ripping, and Burning CDs,” you learned how to play music from CDs and how to rip your CDs to digital files stored on your PC’s hard drive. But CDs aren’t the only route to PC-based digital music; a lot of music also is available on the Internet, ready for you to purchase and download.

The music you download from the Internet can be played back on your PC or transferred to your iPod or other portable music player. It’s a great way to beef up your music collection—with no physical CDs to buy!

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