Word has it Amazon's previously reported MP3 based download service will launch next month. Word also has it that MP3s will be sold via the existing Amazon interface, rather than via some snazzy iTunes rip off. Which sounds like a damn good idea to me - I've never understood why so many retailers split their physical and digital sales platforms, like no one person would ever want to buy both a CD and an MP3. The final word on the matter is that Amazon will allow variable pricing (something the majors are increasingly pushing for) but that they are very committed to only selling in MP3 format, and are willing to wait for Universal, Warner and SonyBMG to catch up in that regard. Good for them.
Apr 24, 2007
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Amazon MP3 store may launch next month
Amazon's MP3 download service may launch next month, selling MP3s through its existing interface with variable pricing and no DRM.