Web Rumor Du Jour
hypebot: Amazon To Enter Crowded Download Market With MP3 Only Store
Late last week Amazon began circulating contracts to labels aiming for a late 1st Q ‘07 music store launch. Rumors of an Amazon entry have been circulating all year, but died down as attention shifted first to the URGE launch and then to Microsoft’s ZUNE.
What is most surprising (and exciting) about Amazon’s new store is that the online giant is apparently telling labels that they will only sell DRM free mp3’s and will offer variable pricing.
I like iTunes and enjoy my iPod and all, but DRM-free music would be a big draw for me. The variable pricing isn’t terribly annoying, but it depends on how they choose to decide the prices.
