Download/Setup:  

We didn’t experience any problems using this service. Amazon is a reliable, well-known company that excels in almost everything they do.

Like most music download services, you need to have an account with Amazon to download songs. Registration is free and works for all facets of Amazon’s site. Prices of individual songs are $.79,$.89 or $.99 and albums range from about $5 to $10 with most hovering in the $8.99 range. We found price to reflect popularity and demand. To download an entire album, you are required to install a small application that will manage your music downloads. This application is not required for individual track downloads, but is recommended, especially if you are downloading multiple songs.

The Amazon MP3 Downloader application is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. If you decide not to use the Amazon Downloader, you can default your songs to save to iTunes or Windows Media Player.

We would like to point out that Amazon MP3 is only available in the United States. Customers can only purchase tracks with a credit card issued by an American bank with a state-side address.

Help/Support:  

Amazon always offers excellent support. They include a getting started guide, FAQs, a troubleshooting guide and a how-to section.

You can contact Amazon through email and telephone. We emailed Amazon with some questions and they got back to us in about two days. However, to submit the email, we had to provide an order number, and since we hadn’t ordered anything yet, we had to fake a ticket.

Although Amazon’s library is a little smaller than iTunes' and Napster's , it is a great place to start your music download search. They are getting new music everyday and have the clout to become a huge player in the digital download universe. As their collection grows, they will become a serious force to reckon with.

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