Sustainability of Digital Formats: Planning for Library of Congress Collections
Sustainability of Digital Formats: Planning for Library of Congress Collections |
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| Introduction | Sustainability Factors | Content Categories | Format Descriptions | Contact | |
| Full name | Audible.Com MP3 |
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| Description | Audible.Com wrapper containing an MP3 encoded bitstream. Audible.Com is a seller of recorded sound products, ranging from talking books to archived radio programs, e.g., Car Talk. |
| Production phase | Used for final-state, end-user delivery. |
| Relationship to other formats | |
| Subtype of | AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Contains | MP3_ENC, MP3 Encoding |
| LC experience or existing holdings | None |
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| LC preference | See the Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement for format preferences for audio works. |
| Disclosure | Not documented |
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| Documentation | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Adoption | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Licensing and patents | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Transparency | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Self-documentation | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| External dependencies | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Technical protection considerations | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Sound | |
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| Normal rendering | Good support. |
| Fidelity (high audio resolution) | Good |
| Multiple channels | Apparently not |
| Support for user-defined sounds, samples, and patches | No |
| Functionality beyond normal rendering | Not investigated |
| Tag | Value | Note |
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| Filename extension | aa |
See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Internet Media Type | See related format. | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
| Magic numbers | See related format. | See AudCom, Audible.Com File Format |
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