2009/2/1 Stephen Nelson-Smith <sanelson@???>:
> 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.
>
I've tried Amazon, emusic, 7-Digital and play.com. Currently I prefer
Amazon, purely because of price.
One I looked at a while ago, which is pretty innovative, is Sharkbyte
[1] which is a p2p purcahse service. Not sure if it's legal, but they
claim they contribute money to the record companies. You get to
preview all the tracks online. There used to be a client which you
downloaded and then it scoured your music and if anyone bought one of
your tracks, you got a slice of the payment (which was pretty
negligible if I remember correctly). I'm not sure if this service is
still running though. You can go to the clunky flash site and listen
to full tracks that they have on their network at the moment.
Adam
[1]
http://listen.grooveshark.com/
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