Music News: Amazon launches $0.69 MP3 store for top-selling MP3s

Dust2

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/musi...ing-tunes.html

Price war! Amazon launches 69-cent MP3 store for top-selling tunes

Quote:

Amazon.com, which is a distant No. 2 to Apple Inc. as a retailer of downloadable music, has upped the ante or, rather, lowered its prices to compete with iTunes.

The Seattle online company is now pricing select top-selling tunes for 69 cents, down from 89 cents previously. Many of the songs in Amazon's 69-cent store sell for $1.29 on iTunes, including Katy Perry's "E.T.", Jennifer Lopez's "On the Floor" and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way."

Amazon, which in March launched a cloud music locker service, has tried over the years to chip away at Apple's dominance in the digital music download business by pricing most of its songs below what they go for at iTunes. So far, however, Amazon's market share remains where it has been the last two years, around 10%, while Apple continues to have about 70% of the digital download music market, according to Russ Crupnick, digital music analyst at the NPD Group, which no longer publicly releases market share data.

Last year, Apple hoisted the prices of hot new releases to $1.29 a pop, from 99 cents. While that made each sale more profitable, it also put the brakes on the total number of tracks sold last year, which grew just 1% in 2010, compared with an 8% growth in 2009, according to SoundScan.

Deuces

Way better than paying 1.29...*goes and makes an Amazon account*

Ahmed.

OOooooh awesome!

brIt-()nstar

Damn. Itunes should beware...

reloaded

yeah and it doesn't put your email address in the mp3s! I prefer amazon mp3 store to itunes

adanmonster

Amazon are smart for this. The best selling songs will now sell even more because of the prices

jj99

The did same thing in the UK, Difference made = NONE

People just prefer the convenience of iTunes.

cshumate

iTunes better beware. This is just asking me to jump over to Amazon when I want to buy singles!

Partino

.m4a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .mp3

Vin

Quote:

Originally posted by Partino

.m4a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .mp3

Why is that? Is there really a discernible difference
in sound between an m4a and an mp3?

...Vin

Changes

Amazon continues to piss Apple off.

JDM

Much cheaper than iTunes, and even better, they're MP3 files, not lameass M4A.

#WINNING

Dephira

Quote:

Originally posted by Vin

Why is that? Is there really a discernible difference
in sound between an m4a and an mp3?

...Vin

Why of course

for self-described audiophiles

Dust2

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers...al-music-track

Just went there and see their top selling tracks:

Top 100 Paid

1. 58 days in the top 100
E.T. (feat. Kanye West)
Katy Perry | Format: MP3 Download
3.7 out of 5 stars (9)
Available for download now
$0.69

2. 58 days in the top 100
Rolling In The Deep
Adele | Format: MP3 Download
5.0 out of 5 stars (3)
Available for download now
$1.29

3. 58 days in the top 100
On The Floor
Jennifer Lopez | Format: MP3 Download
4.0 out of 5 stars (21)
Available for download now
$0.69

4. 70 days in the top 100
Born This Way
Lady Gaga | Format: MP3 Download
3.7 out of 5 stars (28)
Available for download now
$0.69

5. 52 days in the top 100
Rolling In The Deep
Adele | Format: MP3 Download
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
Available for download now
$1.29

6. 52 days in the top 100
Just Can't Get Enough
The Black Eyed Peas | Format: MP3 Download
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)
Available for download now
$0.69

7. 82 days in the top 100
S&M
Rihanna | Format: MP3 Download
3.5 out of 5 stars (2)
Available for download now
$0.69

8. 158 days in the top 100
Forget You
Cee Lo Green | Format: MP3 Download
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)
Available for download now
$0.69

9. 14 days in the top 100
Judas
Lady Gaga | Format: MP3 Download
3.8 out of 5 stars (18)
Available for download now
$0.69

10. 43 days in the top 100
The Lazy Song
Bruno Mars | Format: MP3 Download
Available for download now
$0.69

Lot of songs are $0.69 each.

futurelove92

Reza

Judas is 0.69 cents.

Oshiish

Amazon just slapped Itunes hard

Vin

*immaturely laughs*

69.

Cents.

...Vin

DrunkNHotBoyz

Oooh that's cute. I might use this. Apple needs to stop playing and release iTunes for Android.

SO.UNCOOL™

YAAASSS @ "On The Floor" included.
I think I'll go start an account with Amazon now so I can buy OTF for the 4th time