How to Buy Music on Music Sites
There are many options available when buying music online. Some online music services allow you to buy music per song, while other services serve up all you can download offerings, based on a subscription price. Whichever option you go for, you are not going to run out of music when online music services are available.
- Buy music from iTunes.com. The iTunes music store functions through its application, which runs on both Mac and PC computers. There are more than 6 million tracks available on the iTunes Music Store, which includes audio books and also video tracks at iTunes, which cost $.99 each.
- Buy from Amazon.com. The Amazon MP3 store offers DRM free MP3 tracks from the four major music labels, as well as smaller labels. There are more than 2 million tracks available on Amazon's MP3 store, and most tracks cost between $.89 and $.99 per song. Like iTunes, Amazon also sells videos, such as TV shows, on a pay for download basis.
- Buy from Napster.com. Formerly a peer-to-peer music service, Napster now has gone totally legitimate and offers music and videos via a subscription service. The Napster music application only works with Windows computers, although Linux and Mac users may access their downloads through a web browser. Napster offers over 5 million tracks costing $.99 each. To-go subscription services are also available for portable devices, like iPods.
- Buy from Rhapsody.com. Like Napster, the Rhapsody application only works on Windows computers and may be accessed by Mac and Linux users through its website. Rhapsody has more than 4 1/2 million tracks, which cost $.99 each. Rhapsody also offers to-go subscription services.