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Where To Download Your Favorite Music Online |
| Date Added: June 09, 2010 04:20:13 PM |
| Author: caqitlin82 |
| Category: Entertainment: Music |
| There are a number of online websites that offer music downloads. Some services charge per digital music download, while other services require a monthly fee for a limitless number of music downloads. It has been estimated that compact disc sales are in decline (19% in the last few years), and digital music download sales are quickly growing. Experts claim, revenues from online music sales virtually tripled last year, with Apple's iTunes accounting for over 85 percent of single track downloads. Nevertheless, the figures do not make Apple the sole seller of digital music. At present, lawful music download websites account for approximately 6% of record studios' revenues, which is an increase compared to the situation two years ago. There are two kinds of music download sites: 'rent' and 'buy' services. 'Rent' sites are music sites involving a monthly fee that is paid to obtain access to all the music in the catalogue. 'Buy' websites charge per download - iTunes, for example - where a soundtrack can be burned onto a CD provided that it is paid for. The CD can then be ripped to the personal computer. Some online music services offer to pay a monthly fee for unlimited listening rights, but also charge to purchase a soundtrack. Some online music download sites are as cheap as 9 cents per average soundtrack. Besides, these services have soundtracks that can be downloaded in any common audio format and quality. Sometimes music download services are so cheap and user-friendly that many people prefer to download music from these websites instead of ripping CD collections onto the computer. For any Internet user downloading soundtracks onto an iPod or iTunes, it is probably the optimum solution. For any music not intended for being downloaded onto an iPod, any other source of music will work. When looking for the best quality music downloads, one should look for music download websites containing the largest selection of music that is updated on a regular basis, and high quality downloads. Normally, the price is directly dependent upon quality. In this case, a question arises: Is it worth spending a few extra cents? The answer is positive. |