Long audio file....how do I edit it easily

I use an Olympus digital voice recorder to record counseling sessions with my clients. The files load onto my computer as .wma files.
This is what I need to be able to do:
1. Convert them to a format that I can then edit them in. Usually all I need to do is delete a few minutes at the end or beginning of the file.
2. Put them in a format that I can then use to burn onto a cd so the client to have a copy to listen to.
So far, I have been using the EasyWMA application to convert the original .wma files to .mp3 files so that I can upload them into Garageband.
When I have a file in Garageband, I have been having a hard time editing it because they are so long (average 90 minutes). I have figured out how to select the beginning part of a track to 'crop' , but I am having a heck of a time dragging the select tool all the way to the end of the track because it is so long!
Any suggestions? Maybe there is an easier way to edit these files? I really don't want to buy another application (like Quicktime Pro).
Also, what is the best format to use so that I can burn the file onto a cd that anyone would be able to listen to on a cd player?
Thanks!!!!!
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Hmmmm....I can't download anything? I'm just thinking about your comment.....But I downloaded an ebook from a website. I thought it happened "directly" from the website. Or did you just mean audio? Or did my ebook not get downloaded 'directly' but rather, unknown to me, go through something else?

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