With iTunes, the iPod (the best-selling portable digital music player), and the iTunes Music Store (Time magazine's Invention of the Year for 2003), Apple has taken the world of digital music by storm. With the recent release of iTunes and the iTunes Music Store for Windows, all of these amazing tools are now available for both Windows and Macintosh users. The iPod and iTunes Starter Kit 2E, provides all the information that music fans need to get the most out of these amazing digital music tools. From the basics of listening to audio CDs to advanced customizing of music on an iPod, the book equips even those who have never explored digital audio to master their digital music by using these awesome tools. 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.