ubuntu-ca Digest, Vol 26, Issue 27

[Laszlo Pandy]

Sanjay Sodhi wrote:
> 
> Great. I'm still a great fan of the likes of radioblogclub and imeem.
> Streaming is where it's at.
>

Right. Except when I am using my mp3 player (which is most of the time) 
or don't have a reliable connection.

> How's Puretrack for price/quality?

192kbps MP3 for $0.99 each or $9.99 an album. I think the albums at 9.99 
are a good deal because its really hard to find a physical CD that 
cheap. If it means anything to you I can't tell a difference in quality 
between these and the ones I ripped from my CDs.

Scott Blayney wrote:
 >
 > Why not try AnywhereCD?  They offer DRM-free mp3s.
 >
 > http://www.anywherecd.com/mp3/home1
 >
 > "AnywhereCD is a music store where for the first time you'll find
 > thousands of CD & MP3s from popular artists you know and love. All
 > albums you buy you can listen to immediately, download MP3 files, plus
 > you get the physical CD. With your support we hope to convince everyone
 > to offer CDs with MP3s so please browse a chart or genre and buy some
 > music." ~ Michael Robertson

Yeah that the Linspire guy, who always has radical new ideas (and the 
money to try them). Except the reason I was buying digital music was 
because its cheaper (average album $9.99 vs ~$15 on AnywhereCD) and that 
I don't get yet another CD case store in my closet after I have ripped it.

On Friday 18 May 2007 11:11:44 Illusha Nokhrin wrote:
 > I believe that eMusic offers DRM-free downloads, and does not require 
 > you to install anything on your computer. They do have a download 
  > manager, but as far as I know, that is an optional download.

Yes you are right, eMusic has been around for a lot longer. When I said 
first for linux I was thinking of pick and choose stores like iTunes as 
opposed to subscription services. Since the amount of money I spend on 
music each month varies greatly it doesn't really work for me.