The Washington Post has an article on (legal) music downloads. Others have commented on "the long tail", made up of the huge number of items that are not hits. These items don't pull a large enough audience to justify shelf space in any store, but a mass aggregator can move enough to turn a profit. When music is stored online, the marginal cost of storage is close to zero. Every time someone, somewhere, downloads a track, it's profit.
The article includes links to places you can download music for a nominal charge. These are:- ITunes
- RealNetworks
- Napster
- Music Match
- Music Net
- Wal Mart
- Buy.com
- MP3tunes.com
- Emusic
- Peer Impact
- Ruckus Network
- Cdiqix
Good sites have referrals to music that appeals to similar tastes. ("People who liked this also liked ...")
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