Amazon has announced Amazon MP3, an online music store with attractive prices and none of that pesky software that keeps you from moving your music around your various gizmos.
We’ve got over 2 million songs by more than 180,000 artists from over 20,000 major and independent labels, so there’s plenty of great music to discover. Since our top 100 albums are priced at $8.99 and our top 100 songs are priced at 89 cents (unless marked otherwise, like, say, it’s a double album or something like that), you can score high-quality mp3s from artists like Kanye West, KT Tunstall and Spoon at low prices.
You’ll find more than just the bestsellers at those prices, though. More than 1 million of our 2 million songs are priced at 89 cents and most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. We’re bringing great selection and great prices to digital music.
Yes, a lot of people have taken on iTunes and a lot of people have failed, but industry observers think this service may have legs. Amazon’s selection falls far short of iTunes and audiophiles hate the MP3 format, but Amazon is a big name and the lack of digital controls will attract many people.
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