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Napster Pre-Paid Cards

Posted by michael on from the collector-items dept.

G4Outcast writes "According to this CNN Money article, Napster will be offering pre-paid cards costing $14.85 at several retail locations. I guess the iTunes gift certificate and allowance idea is catching on."

6 of 221 comments (clear)

  1. Re:coincedence? by Trigun · · Score: 2, Informative

    Being as the stock market is more down than up anymore, I'd say that yes, it is a coincidence.

    Hopefully Christmas will make these stocks rebound. My portfolio could use a Christmas present.

  2. Re:Best Buy? by Osty · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why would someone drive to Best Buy to get this pre-paid card, then drive home to download the songs?

    Because you want to use Napster but don't have a credit card? More likely these will be used as gifts, though.


    While you're at Best Buy why don't you just buy the CD? It would certainly be cheaper than $14.85. Is it to make a compilation?

    What are the chances you intend to buy every song on a CD? Instead, you'll probably buy 15 different songs from 15 different albums, like you suggested for compilations. However, CDs aren't cheaper than $14.85 anywhere I've been. Some are, but most CDs are marked at $15 and higher before tax, not $9.99. Even if you add the cost of blank media to burn your purchases, you're just starting to get to the after-tax cost of a CD.

  3. Legal Music Download Survey by oscast · · Score: 4, Informative

    osViews.com has an interesting survey which asks its readers which of the paid music services people the plan on using to buy legal music. The results are very interesting.

  4. Re:Why would anyone pay? by MrUnknown · · Score: 2, Informative

    you dont?
    the songs are downloaded off their servers for .99c each (from what I can tell its off their servers, nothing saying otherwise) and there in WMA format.
    How do I know? I have the software and am using it right now, it runs directly inside Windows Media Player 9. i pre-ordered so I got 5 free songs.

  5. Re:Prepaid card show who the market is by ghjm · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yep, it's called the Visa BUXX card. It's been around for about three or four years now.

    -Graham

  6. Re:Heh by wo1verin3 · · Score: 2, Informative

    1) Purchase $10 premium Napster subscription (unlimited downloads/no burning rights)
    2) Download 1000 tracks and add to playlist
    3) Launch Roxio AudioCentral Sound Editor
    4) Change recording source to 'wave' or 'stereo mix'
    5) Disable all windows system sounds
    6) Click record in Sound Editor
    7) Click play in Napster
    8) Come back 3 days later and stop recording in Sound Editor
    9) Choose option to split tracks (based on gap of silence between tracks) in Roxio AC Sound Editor
    10) Now save as MP3 files.
    11) Rinse and repeat.