Amazon MP3 debuts today…

Tuesday, Sep. 25 2007 | Author: Drew

Today, Amazon launched their new DRM-free music store, called Amazon MP3.

Amazon boasts a collection of over 2 million songs, all DRM-free, and priced at a pretty little $.89 or $.99. Albums will go as high as $9.99.

Though I know that there are many out there who feel very strongly about it, I’ve never been a huge hater of DRM. Sure, it’s an inconvenience if you want to use other devices (although there are workarounds), but I’ve yet to find a device that would really make me want to switch from my iPod. Regardless, for those of you who have adamant feelings about DRM, this is a big day.

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One Response for "Amazon MP3 debuts today…"

Michael

September 25th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
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I’ve downloaded a few songs from the Amazon MP3 store and have found that Amazon has made it quite easy to use. Amazon recommends that you download their Download Program, which turns out to make things nice and easy.

So far, there are two things that bother me.

One, after searching for a song, you can’t organized the results by Artist, Song Title, or Album. You just have to browse through the page to find what you want. I found myself using search in Firefox (ctrl+F) to find the right song.

Two, it doesn’t look like I can put a bunch of random songs in a shopping cart, and then buy.

Overall, I like the experience.