Previewing Tunes

One of the great things about the iTunes Music Store is that you can preview music before you buy. These 30-second previews help you be more sure that the music you are buying is really something you want. For example, you can compare alternative versions of the same songs, listen to songs by artists who are new to you, or listen for any other reason.

To preview a song, you select it in the Content pane of the iTunes Music Store and click the Play button or double-click the song (see Figure 25.10). The preview will begin to play, again just like a song on another source, such as a CD or playlist. You can preview as many songs as you'd like, and you can preview the same song as many times as you want.

Figure 25.10. When you browse an album or any other content on the iTunes Music Store, you can play a song to preview (or more accurately pre-listen to) it.