Sony BMG MP3s to be available at Amazon.com
Posted: January 12th, 2008 | Author: GeekGirl | Filed under: Generally Geeky | No Comments »
Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Friday its music will be available in MP3 downloads from Amazon.com later this month without digital rights management restrictions. That’s huge news for anyone that likes to download music, and for the music industry. Should we be thanking Napster for making all this possible? They paved the way for downloadable music files after all.
Sony BMG’s massive roster of artists includes Beyoncé Knowles, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Al Green, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana.
Since the emergence of Apple Computer Corp.’s iTunes platform in 2001, the major music labels have scrambled to make their music available via digital download, as sales of CDs have been in steady decline.
Amazon MP3, launched last September, now offers more than 3.1 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. The downloads can be made using any hardware device, including PCs, Macs, iPods, Zunes, iPhones, BlackBerrys and more. Most songs are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with full albums selling from $5.99 to $9.99. (read Sony BMG news story)
At this rate mp3 downloads is becoming a bigger and more profitable industry than selling and renting Condo Hotels on beaches – especially with global warming and hurricanes, yikes.
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