AmazonMP3.com

In case you've not tried this particular combination of Amazon and MP3, amazonmp3.com is the most direct link to the MP3 download section of Amazon. Com. Last night, I installed the Amazon downloader on my BlackBook and purchased the entire Spoon "Ga Ga Ga..." album. Good stuff! It showed up instantly in my iTunes with cover art. I dragged the songs into my iPhone playlist and synced to the phone with no worries. On my way to meet the family for dinner at a nearby restaurant, I listened to the album in my car. It sounded great (compared to other MP3's and iTunes songs on my iPhone -- I'm not making an audiophile statement here).

My favorite feature is still that Amazon offers a downloader app but doesn't chain you to it. I can still buy songs using Opera from my HTC Advantage without the downloader. That feature is great news for Linux users too.

One thing I can't figure out is how to make the track preview work when I visit the store from my HTC Advantage. I can download and save a file with a ".m3u" extension to my device. I realize that an M3U file is a text file that contains a URL to an MP3 file on a server for streaming audio. WMP on the device won't even see the M3U file. TCPMP tries to load it but says I've got a bad URL. If anybody can help me with streaming the preview I'd be really excited.

Amazon MP3: Sells Me Music The Way I Want it!

I am so excited about the new Amazon MP3 music store because of what it means for owners of mobile devices. Now, if you have a Windows Mobile device you can go to their website and purchase DRM-Free MP3 songs from major artists. The kicker is that I was able to fire up Opera on my HTC Advantage and buy the song from my device over AT&T's network and download an 89 cent song directly to the microdrive on my device. I just needed to say no when asked to download the Amazon MP3 downloader. Then, I was able to start up my media player, in this case TCPMP, and play the tune I just downloaded. No syncing with a computer required. This is a big item on my list. I hope that iTunes and the other music vendors are paying attention to this. This is huge!!!! I'm thinking sliced bread, saran wrap, scotch tape, huge!!!