Why the iTunes Music Store Rocks

There are many reasons the iTunes Music Store is great. To get you pumped up, here are a few:

• The one hit wonderYou know what I meanthat group or artist who put out one great song and that's it. Before the iTunes Music Store, if you wanted to own such a song, you usually had to buy a CD with 11 less-than-good songs to get the one you wanted. Not so with the iTunes Music Store. You can buy individual songs, so you only pay for the music you want.

• Try before you buyYou can preview any music in the store to make sure you know as much as possible about a song before you actually buy it.

• It's legalUnlike many other sources of online music, the iTunes Music Store contains only music that is legal for you to buy and download.

• It's convenientBecause you access the iTunes Music Store through iTunes, shopping for music is very easy and convenient.

• You can find the music you wantYou can search for specific songs or you can browse entire genres, artists, and more.

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  Ever hear a song on a commercial or TV show you like? You can often find and buy such a song in just a few minutes.

  
  

• Immediate gratificationBecause music is immediately downloaded to your computer, you don't have to wait for a CD to be delivered.

• It's cheapIndividual songs are only $.99. When you buy a CD's worth of songs, the price gets even lower and is usually less than you would pay elsewhere. Plus, there are no shipping costs.

• Music allowancesYou can create music accounts that enable someone to purchase music up to a certain amount per period (such as per month). This is a great way to put a cap on the amount someone spends on music in the iTunes Music Store. Because it is so fun and simple to buy music this way, it is easy to get carried away. You might even want to put yourself on a music allowance.

• iMix your musicYou can publish your own lists of songs, called an iMix, that other people can view and use to build their own Library. You can also access other people's iMix lists.

• Pick and chooseBecause you can buy individual songs, you can pick and choose among songs from a specific artist. Even when you like an artist, sometimes collections from that artist might have only a few songs you like. Rather than getting stuck with several you don't like, you can buy only those you do like.