[CS-FSLUG] Amazon launches MP3 Music Store

[Ciaran Hamilton]

If AnywhereCD hadn't been killed off by the lukewarm reactions from
people and labels ( see
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/25/1645217 for details),
surely this would have done.

Why the special downloader though? Normally something like that would
make me wary but if they're MP3s then they're npt DRMed, so I can't
really figure out why the downloader is necessary.

(no, I haven't yet read the FAQ fully. I will do.)

 - Ciaran.

On 9/25/07, Timothy Butler <tbutler at ofb.biz> wrote:
>  From their FAQ:
>
> "If you currently make purchases from Amazon on your computer system,
> you can make purchases from the Amazon MP3 store. The MP3 files you
> purchase will download directly to your computer and are compatible
> with any system that can read the MP3 music format. The Amazon MP3
> Downloader application is required for purchasing and downloading an
> entire album and is currently available for Mac and Windows operating
> systems. A Linux version is in development, so you can't currently
> buy full albums using Linux, but you can buy individual tracks. For
> more information, please visit the Amazon MP3 Downloader Help page."
>
> Kudos to Amazon for trying to make a multiplatform, consumer friendly
> music store!
>
>         -Tim
>
> On Sep 25, 2007, at 3:00 PM, Timothy Butler wrote:
>
> > This might be of interest to those on both lists I'm sending this to.
> > Amazon has launched an MP3 music store. The songs are DRM free, 256
> > kbps and seem to be priced at $.99 or lower (e.g. lower than iTunes
> > Plus). Since the music will play on my iPod, you can color me
> > intrigued. The service -- unlike Wal-Mart.com's MP3 music store --
> > seems to work on Mac OS X, instead of just Windows. I think it looks
> > like it would work on Linux too, which makes it unique among music
> > stores selling major label music.
> >
> > Looks nifty!
> >
> >       -Tim
> >
> >
> >
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