Amazon MP3Report: Amazon to Launch DRM-Free MP3 Store in U.K.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2008 - 10:09am.
London - Amazon (NASD: AMZN) is preparing to bring its MP3 store to the U.K., the Telegraph reports, and Amazon executives met with British record label heads last week to firm up the details. People familiar with the matter told the Telegraph that the store, which launched in the U.S. last year and is the only digital retailer to offer DRM-free MP3 tracks from all the major labels, is due to launch in the U.K. before the final quarter of the year. New Amazon Promotions Offer Deep Discounts on MP3 AlbumsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2008 - 11:56am.
Seattle - Online retail giant Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Tuesday began publicizing a pair of ongoing promotions that offer customers deeply discounted albums from its MP3 store. DMW Vlog: Napster COO Chris Allen On The New MP3 StoreAuthored by Jay Baage on May 20, 2008 - 4:30pm.
DMW's Jay Baage interviews Christopher Allen, COO, Napster, regarding the launch on Tuesday of the company's new MP3 store with 6 million tracks from major and independent labels. In the interview, Allen also talks about his views on piracy, what the consumer is willing to pay (he is not willing to budge on its 99-cent per song pricing) and what he believes is the future of the music business. Napster Launches MP3 Store with 6 Million TracksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 20, 2008 - 9:06am.
Amazon Launches MP3 Clips WidgetAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 15, 2008 - 12:35pm.
Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Thursday launched the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget, which bloggers and website owners can post on their sites to offer song samples from the catalog of over 5 million tracks at the Amazon MP3 store. Users can also generate revenue if they join the Amazon Associates program, which offers up to 10% in referral fees when visitors click through the widget to purchase songs from Amazon. "American Idol" Contestant's Album Pulled from Amazon.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 23, 2008 - 9:26am.
$300 Version of NIN Album Sells Out; #1 on Amazon MP3Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 7, 2008 - 12:21pm.
Los Angeles - A $300, limited edition of 2,500 version of Nine Inch Nails' new album "Ghosts I-IV" has sold out from the band's website just a day after the album went on sale in various formats and was made available for limited free download. The band's publicist says that the $5 downloadable version of the album was also propelled to the top spot at the Amazon MP3 store, the only place it was available for purchase other than NIN.com. Frontman Trent Reznor released the first nine tracks off the 36-track instrumental album for free download; other purchase options include a $10, 2 CD set and $75 limited edition deluxe package. Amazon.com to Take MP3 Store InternationalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 28, 2008 - 11:15am.
Pepsi, Amazon.com Announce $1 Billion MP3 GiveawayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 14, 2008 - 12:10pm.
Amazon.com Launches Beta of MP3 Store; Undercuts iTunes PricingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 25, 2007 - 7:56am.
Seattle - Online retail giant Amazon.com on Tuesday announced the beta launch of Amazon MP3, a digital music store that offers over 2 million DRM-free tracks, more than a million of which are priced at 89 cents. |
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