Yes, it may seem a lot, but I found so much music I never realised existed... I bought the entire back-catalogue of artists like Van Morrison, Dylan, the Beatles, The Cure, Nick Drake...
Yes, I would have had to spend thousands of dollars on any other service. But I probably never would have. 1$ per song is just prohibitively expensive for all stuff you are not sure you are going to like but would like to try/own anyway.
Only brand-new major artist stuff at high quality (AAC 192KBit at the least) should be at that price-point.
As I said, you can pay using PayPal. They never see your credit-card number. Besides, they have been around for years, nobody has ever reported fraud to my knowledge.
... Go to www.allofmp3.com. The following might sound too good to be true, but just go check it t out. It's an online music store (run by a Russian company) where you:
1) Have the choice between Mp3, WMA, Ogg, Mpc, FLAC, Monkey Audio, Mpeg - 4 AAC (iTunes compatible)... all up to CD quality.
2) Pay by the MB.
3) Have a library almost as large as any of the US services in the market (and much better as far as back catalogue is concerned).
4) CAN BUY MUSIC LEGALLY, at least in my country. I checked and had checked by representatives of the Austrian music industry, they grudgingly conceded that yes, it is legal for me to buy music there for a tenth of what it costs me at home.
I have spent over 140 dollars there in the last six months. But those 140 bucks bought me over... *looks it up*... 2241 songs weighing in at 11.33 Gb.
Heck, you can even pay using PayPal. There is NO reason not to use this service.
Economically, music is a luxury. Lower the price for luxuries, and sales go orbital.
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allofmp3.com appears to be as solid as can be. It has been operating for about 100 years in internet-time...
Yes, it may seem a lot, but I found so much music I never realised existed... I bought the entire back-catalogue of artists like Van Morrison, Dylan, the Beatles, The Cure, Nick Drake ...
Yes, I would have had to spend thousands of dollars on any other service. But I probably never would have. 1$ per song is just prohibitively expensive for all stuff you are not sure you are going to like but would like to try/own anyway.
Only brand-new major artist stuff at high quality (AAC 192KBit at the least) should be at that price-point.
As I said, you can pay using PayPal. They never see your credit-card number. Besides, they have been around for years, nobody has ever reported fraud to my knowledge.
... Go to www.allofmp3.com. The following might sound too good to be true, but just go check it t out. It's an online music store (run by a Russian company) where you:
... all up to CD quality.
... *looks it up*... 2241 songs weighing in at 11.33 Gb.
1) Have the choice between Mp3, WMA, Ogg, Mpc, FLAC, Monkey Audio, Mpeg - 4 AAC (iTunes compatible)
2) Pay by the MB.
3) Have a library almost as large as any of the US services in the market (and much better as far as back catalogue is concerned).
4) CAN BUY MUSIC LEGALLY, at least in my country. I checked and had checked by representatives of the Austrian music industry, they grudgingly conceded that yes, it is legal for me to buy music there for a tenth of what it costs me at home.
I have spent over 140 dollars there in the last six months. But those 140 bucks bought me over
Heck, you can even pay using PayPal. There is NO reason not to use this service. Economically, music is a luxury. Lower the price for luxuries, and sales go orbital.
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