PayPlay reopens as 'world's largest' MP3 store
By Evan Blass 
posted May 29th 2007 9:05PM
posted May 29th 2007 9:05PM
In what seems to now be something of a trend, online music retailer PayPlay.fm is following in the footsteps of Amazon and -- to some extent -- Apple, by retooling its store to only include tracks encoded as DRM-free MP3s. And not just a few MP3s, either, but over 1.3 million individual songs priced at 88 cents apiece; though if you think you'll find your favorite boy band or gangsta rapper here, you're sorely mistaken, as even encryption-hatin' EMI isn't contributing any mainstream acts to this all-indie-fest. Still, if you're down with those obscure, struggling artists whom no one has ever heard of, the new PayPlay may be right up your alley.
[Via BoingBoing]
I call BS on the 'world's largest' claim. Based on a few quick searches, PayPlay doesn't hold a candle to eMusic, which has a very good selection of indie music (most everything that's not from a major label). Not to mention it's all unprotected MP3s, and they go for an even more reasonable price.
so emusic has more than 1.3 million or not?
I agree. eMusic's great. They have a really good international scene & a very good classical section too. They were "unprotected" long before King Jobs spoke to the masses.
emusic is not a store, it's a subscription service. try going to buy a track from them if you are not a subscriber.
From http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html
"eMusic is the world’s largest retailer of independent music and the world’s second-largest digital music retailer overall, offering more than 2 million tracks from more than 13,000 independent labels spanning every genre of music."
who cares the mp3 are at 192b anyway, no ones gonna buy them at that rate.
Have you heard? Apparently all this time iTunes was selling 128kbps!
Well, I'm sure you were holding out till they launch 256kbps for $1.29, then you will buy yourself a whole music library.
Feeling sad to see AllOfMp3 fade away.
True journalistic marvel. I like how you call it "PayPlay.fm is following in the footsteps of Amazon".
Amazon announced their PLANS in May.
PayPlay.FM announced that they go DRM-Free in October 2006 and already launched.
So who is following in whose footsteps?