What Is The Best Deal In Online Music?
Ok, by this time you probably already know of the many hundreds of web sites that populate the Internet whose sole purpose in life is to provide you with as much downloadable media—be it movies or music—as your greedy little heart so desires. Be it the soothing strains of classical violin music, the pulse pounding beat of a dance floor filler, the honeyed tones of a droopy eyed crooner…all of these and so much more are now readily available for download right at the tips of your very fingers.
In fact, the sheer wealth of downloadable media content out there is enough to make even the most insatiable and entertainment hungry user at least somewhat preoccupied for a little while. Of course you would never really know; as we speak there may be certain people out there who are rising (or is it sinking?) to new heights of downloading depravity. And that would not at all be surprising given that in terms of being a music fan now is a great time to be alive.
While the huge number of online websites that cater to those of the downloadable persuasion is a welcome development for a great many people, it is not without its own set of perils. Many an unwitting consumer has strayed into what would appear on the outset to be a highly professional and comprehensive music download site. It is quite easy to be drawn into one of these sites; they are typically very well designed with plenty of attractive photos and assorted eye candy. All these are of course laid out in vibrant color, all the better to appeal to the massive youth market that makes up the majority of the music download industry’s market base.
Following this hypothetical scenario just a little bit further, our unwitting user then eagerly signs up and pays the joining fee and settlers in to a leisurely download session, in the hopes of unearthing that tune that’s been kicking around his head all day, or perhaps a bittersweet tearjerker that reminds him of days gone by. He is all too soon however harshly jolted out of this reverie by the realization that he will have to pay for every single download! This on top of the hefty entrance fee that he already paid! Let us hope our hero does not have any lingering malady that is triggered by shock for there is another surprise coming. Come end of the month, he will again be confronted by the appearance of another bill, this time for the monthly fee! All of a sudden, this download business does not appear as it is all cracked up to be.
He would of course have been spared of all this hassle had he just gone straight to Rhapsody Music Store. With a low monthly rate and no additional charge for download per song, the Rhapsody Music Store tales all the guess work out of music downloads when it comes to pay the bill.
Price: $0.99 per single (some are only $0.49)
Consumer: Music Lovers
The purpose of The Rhapsody Music Store is to give music lovers access to music downloads at very reasonable prices and without a monthly membership commitment.
Pros: There are those people who download tons of music every single month and for those people a monthly membership in Rhapsody Unlimited is an excellent value. However, there are others who only want a small number of downloads each month and a monthly membership is not worth as much to them. They would rather simply pay a small price to download specific music and in a limited quantity. The Rhapsody Music Store is the very place for these people to find and download the music that they choose.
Most singles can be downloaded for only 99 cents each…some are even less. Albums can be downloaded for a much smaller cost than they can be purchased at a local music store. For example, the album Favourite Worst Nightmare by the Arctic Monkeys can be downloaded for only $9.99.
Cons: Three million plus selections seems to be over-kill.
Guarantee: There is no guarantee given on the website but there is customer support available as well as free trials.
Value for money: All of the Real.com products are very good values.
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