[access-uk] Re: online music stores
- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 20:37:06 +0100
Hi Adrian.
The new download service from Amazon sounds very good. Downloads are available
in MP3 in variable bitrates averaging around the 256 kbps mark. You can
download whole albums at once using the download manager which is completely
accessible. Don't know how competetively priced it is as I've picked up this
info from another list and haven't yet had chance to try myself.
Regards.
Kevin
E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Higginbotham
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:30 AM
Subject: [access-uk] online music stores
Can anyone recommend any Websites for purchasing mp3 albums? I just about
worked myself around to tring out all of mp3 when it was closed down, nervous
about giving my credit card details to the russian mafia I'm not keen to try
out mp3sparks but would prefer a service which lets me credit my accounts via a
more trust worthy 3rd party. E-music doesn't seem very screenreader friendly,
legal sounds seems good but I couldn't find a way to credit an account from the
UK, the only european agent rejected my card and some reading around on the Web
suggested that most banks don't let you pay legal-sounds without first
authorising the payment over hte phone because of the risky nature of the
parent company. They do give away one track a day free but I couldn't seem to
download it using their download manager software which they claim is the only
way to collect your purchased title although elseware on the site it suggest
you can just download by right clicking titles on the site itself. also you can
only download purchased titles once.
I've currently settled on GoMusic as you can pay as you go or pre credit your
account, it's easy to make payments and the interface is ok with jaws. the main
problem I've had so far is that you seem to have to download each track
individually rather than being able to download a whole album even though you
purchase the album as a whole. chart albums seem to cost between 2 and 2 and a
half dollars.
can anyone tell me how to download a whole album from GoMusic or recommend an
alternative.
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility content manager
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
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