{"id":382,"date":"2007-09-25T23:04:26","date_gmt":"2007-09-26T06:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37prime.wordpress.com\/2007\/09\/25\/amazon-mp3-beta-offers-drm-free-music\/"},"modified":"2007-09-25T23:04:26","modified_gmt":"2007-09-26T06:04:26","slug":"amazon-mp3-beta-offers-drm-free-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/2007\/09\/25\/amazon-mp3-beta-offers-drm-free-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon MP3 BETA Offers DRM-Free Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon<\/a> has taken its new music service to public beta.<\/p>\n

Introducing Amazon MP3<\/a>, a la carte DRM-free MP3 digital music downloads.<\/p>\n

\"Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Most DRM-free MP3 tracks are priced \u00a289, and most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. Tracks are encoded in 256kbps MP3. Amazon recommends installing Amazon MP3 Downloader<\/a>, that will automatically add any purchased song to iTunes or Windows Media Player.<\/p>\n

\"Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Unlike Amazon Unbox<\/a>, Amazon MP3<\/a> service is compatible with Mac and Windows (haven’t tried it on Linux).<\/p>\n

At first, it seems that Amazon MP3<\/a> is a worthy competitor to Apple iTunes Store. Looking ahead and beyond, this is a victory over the dreaded DRM. It is interesting how Universal Music Group purposely excludes Apple iTunes Store from its DRM-free offerings. Eventually, it won’t matter anymore, because DRM-free MP3s will work in any music players. Be it an iPod<\/a>, Creative Zen<\/a>, SanDisk Sansa<\/a>, or even Zune<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I can play the MP3 I purchased from Amazon MP3<\/a> on my iPhone.<\/p>\n

Support DRM-free music service!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amazon has taken its new music service to public beta. Introducing Amazon MP3, a la carte DRM-free MP3 digital music downloads. Most DRM-free MP3 tracks are priced \u00a289, and most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. Tracks are encoded in 256kbps MP3. Amazon recommends installing Amazon MP3 Downloader, that will automatically add any purchased … <\/p>\n

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