Enter the Realm of DRM-free music with Amazon

Amazon’s been a provider of many goods; CD’s, DVD’s, electronics, and the like. So everybody knew that it was just a matter of time before it expanded into the field of digital music. And this time, I can surely say that I might seriously consider purchasing from Amazon now. Why such a hasty decision?

I assume that you, dear reader, would have heard or read about what Digital Right Managements protection is and how it affects music files (it severely limits the number of computers or digital audio players that your music can be transferred to). And it was only till recently that major online music stores began shying away from using DRM (for example, iTunes with the launch of iTunes plus). I’m very pleased to see that Amazon’s decided to fight DRM as well, because it’s a very ridiculous system if you ask me. It’s practically punishing the customers that support purchasing music for the consumers that choose to pirate or illegally acquire their music. Sound unfair?

That’s why I’m so eager to jump onto Amazon’s bandwagon! I’m sure that this will not be a passing fad – with music price at $0.89 apiece, a very flexible .mp3 format, and a higher than standard bit-rate of 256 kbps, it’s an excellent price for high-quality music. Much cheaper than iTunes, and appealing to a greater market, I find it difficult to believe that Amazon might be able to fail.

What are you waiting for? Well, if you don’t live in the USA, then you’ll be (like I am) patiently waiting for Amazon’s music store to debut in my country. I sure hope that it doesn’t take long, but in the meantime, there’s always Spiral Frog.

Amazon’s store can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=gw_br_mp3/002-0866464…