Amazon MP3 has recently made itself available in the UK and is very
cheap! Track choice is slightly limited although not bad. Disadvantage
is you can only download tracks once, so make sure you've backed up.
I' d also install the downloader before purchasing anything, I believe
it can be tricky to install on distros it doesn't support.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/mp3
My other choice is 7Digital. It is more expensive, however offers
higher quality files and unlimited re-downloads. Additionally it has a
far wider choice of DRM-free music (all four of the major labels).
http://www.7digital.co.uk
iTunes is now totally DRM-free as well, however music is in the AAC
format. GStreamer for example cannot write tags for AAC format, so
must be converted to MP3/OGG first (causing a quality loss).
Hope that helps you,
Greg Auger.
On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 7:30 AM, Stephen Nelson-Smith <sanelson@???> wrote:
> Having recently been introduced to last.fm, I'm now finding music
> online that I might like to have 'offline' copies of. Is it possible
> to purchase tracks from somewhere like iTunes, if one doesn't have the
> iTunes application? Or do I need a Windows VM?
>
> I did find that Amazon had a linux app for downloading mp3 but then I
> discovered the service is only available in the USA :(
>
> Are there any other ways?
>
> Thanks,
>
> S.
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