paidContent.org: Amazon.com’s Music Service Coming Next Month (all MP3s!)

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Amazon.com’s Music Service Coming Next Month?

Rafat has good blip on Amazon's new service - all based on MP3s of course. Will be interesting to see what happens with EMusic then.

"Is the world ready for it? Amazon.com’s (NSDQ: AMZN) ready to launch its world-changing music service next month, the 500th such service claiming to, well, change the world. Earlier reports pegged the launch in May this year, but that came and passed. Now NYP reports a mid-Sept launch date is planned, and will offer songs in MP3, DRM-free format. Included will be music from Universal Music Group, EMI and a large number of independent labels (all thee have started selling MP3 formats songs)...missing will be two notable sources, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group, both holdouts on DRM-free songs..."