Amazon MP3 Store
I just checked out Amazon’s MP3 store and it turns out it works with Macs, iTunes and my iPod! The prices of the songs are cheaper than the iTunes store plus they are DRM free. You can try it out by visiting amazonmp3.com
Update: Ok now I am pissed, just tried buying a song and I got the following message:
We are sorry…
We could not process your order because of geographical restrictions on the product which you were attempting to purchase. Please refer to the terms of use for this product to determine the geographical restrictions.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Update 2: Ok I just tried it again and it worked. I had my primary address my UK mailbox for some reason so I changed it to my US address and it worked. I just purchased my first song and I am currently downloading it! You do not need a American credit card, I used my NBK one.
Update 3: Finished downloading. The tiny Amazon software automatically added it to my iTunes and the song included a high resolution album art cover. Purchasing this song was just tooo easy so I am kinda worried now that this is going to be addictive.
you can easly solve this by adding a proxy ip from america .. once you do this .. try buying it again .. it should work
Would it work with an american credit card?
This bloody experiment cost me 89 cents!!
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Order #: XXX-XXXXX-XXXXXXXX
Subtotal of items: $ 0.89
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Total before tax: $ 0.89
Tax: $ 0.00
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Total: $ 0.89
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Total for this Order: $ 0.89
The following item was ordered:
Politik [MP3 Download], Price: $0.89
From the album A Rush Of Blood To The Head
By: Coldplay
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Sound quality is pretty great btw.
Cajie how did u do it?
I think it works only for individual songs and not for albums.
For albums, you need their dedicated “Amazon MP3 downloader”.
I just selected the song I wanted, and hit the “Buy Mp3 song with 1-click” button.
It recommended that I use the downloader, but there’s an option which says “Skip and continue” or something, and then the song starts downloading.
thats what I did but I got the error!
Hmm. Strange.
Just downloaded my second second song.
The VISA statement is going to be crazy if I continue with this :)
I don’t know why it is letting me download, as their Terms of service clearly state that the songs are only for US residents. I am using a normal connection (no proxy, or anything), and my NBK credit card on file with Amazon.
BTW, these are high-quality downloads (8-9 MB on average, encoded at 320kbps).
Long time since i heard that someone bought a song…you can have it for free from any P2P..
Mark try this website: http://www.mp3stor.com
it is much cheaper than Amazon, check their prices!
I had the following:
1 Umbrella (Electro Mix) 6:54 11.05 Mb 223 Kbps $0.28
2 Umbrella (Big Room Mix) 6:37 10.40 Mb 219 Kbps $0.26
I’m downloading Pink Floyd’s Comfortably numb,I entered some random US address & used my ABK credit card costing just .253 fils.I think I love this!
Btw the sound quality is awesome,very crisp!thanx Marky!
This is going to be fantastic! Now I can download all the songs I want right away! Fantastic!
Well – downloaded the graduation album by Kanye West with a random address in US. Bit worried that may bite me in the ass at some point though – just seems to good to be true that they have left a geographical gaping hole this big?
i still like itunes better
i dont understand why people buy mp3s.. its not like downloading thru p2p is hard.. and with torrents, there are download clients that allow u to select only the specific songs u wanted from an album.. and u can also find high quality mp3s in 200s and 300s bitrates..
i dunno.. i just dont get it.
@snookie,
Perhaps because downloading via torrents is illegal?
I dunno…
Now all is left for you Mark, is to stop stealing movies and TV shows :)
Try MP3Sparks, (previously AllofMP3), you can download at 320 kps and even at CD quality if you want. Also it has the option of either MP3, AAC & OGG Vorbis. It will accept all credit cards. Is it legal? I dunno..and I don’t care.
Cyber as soon as Amazon or iTunes will let me buy and download movies and tv shows I will stop i promise!
cajie, as if thats a major problem… *rolls eyes*
im glad im not wasting my own money :]