Amazon Selling DRM-free MP3s at the AmazonMP3 Store
Cool -- Amazon just launched a public beta version of AmazonMP3, their new music download store selling DRM-free MP3s. iTunes is great in terms of user experience, but all purchased music is iPod-bound. Cool things about AmazonMP3:
- Launched with 2 million + songs
- MP3 tracks are encoded at 256 kbps (iTunes encodes at a lower quality level)
- No DRM (digital rights management), play on any phone or mp3 player (iTunes is iPod only)
- Tracks and albums cost as little as $.89 and $4.99 respectively (iTunes sells a few DRM-free tracks for $1.29)
Fun. I'll be checking the big A for my tunes first. Emusic also sells DRM-free stuff, btw.
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Comments
Nice find. I'm not a fan of iTunes (perhaps because I don't have an iPod), so this looks like a good alternative. I'll check back after I've used it.
Posted by: Jay | September 29, 2007 11:59 AM
Awesome - definitely let us know how it works out in terms of selection, ease of use, blah blah. Thanks, Jay!
-mike
Posted by: garagespin | September 29, 2007 03:28 PM