This blog will provide lots of information that relates directly and indirectly to all things MP3. It’s a subject that interests me. There’s something crazy happening when a boring, committee-designed ISO standard that no-one gave a shit about, ended up developing the potential to shake up an entire industry, send housewives to gaol, influence copyright laws around the world, and democratize music.

Sorta disruptive, wouldn’t you say? Maybe I’m a closet anarchist.

But there’s one other thing I want this blog to do. And that’s to pay its way, and to pay for my MP3 addiction along the way. There’s three ways this will happen.

Advertising

First up, on the blog pages there will be adverts that take you to various (relevant) offers on the web. If you click on these and end up buying something, I get a cut. If that bugs you, don’t click on the advert. All the information on this blog is still available to you, for free.

Affiliate Links

Second, in some posts (not many) there will be affiliate links to some product or another. Here’s an example:

Ipower Web Hosting (aff link)

Affiliate links have a tag that identifies me as the referrer; if you click the link and buy something, I get a cut. I will clearly identify an affiliate link, plus I will give an alternative non-affiliate link to the same product. Here’s the alternative to the same offer:

Ipower Web Hosting (non-aff link)

You make the choice. Obviously I would prefer to make money, and the cost is the same to you; but it’s your choice and I won’t try to hide the true nature of the link.

The eBook

Finally, all these posts are being collected, expanded, massaged and formatted into the basis of an eBook on MP3. Hell, may even end up as one of those paper things you get at Borders. But it will contain a lot of information about the legal and illegal (in most countries) use of MP3s - finding, downloading and uploading, organizing, playing and archiving them.

You probably guessed the eBook will cost money. Well, yes, it will. But here’s the kicker. I am actively seeking input from readers of this blog. I want the eBook to be the best it can be, and I figure it’s a good idea to solicit suggestions about content and format from you. To encourage this, I’ve put a deal together that may interest you, and it’s detailed on this page.