IBooks Author: adding music?

Hello,
I am trying to find out if there is a way to insert music into an iBook created with iBooks Author?  I would like to have a name or word with something like a hyperlink that can be touched/clicked and a audio/music would play.
Thanks,

Use iBA's menu 'Insert/Widget/Media'...or drag a compatible audio file into a page.
See
Publishing With iBooks Author
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920025597.do

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