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I wonder how many people both buy CD's and care about CloudPlayer? I guess I don't know anyone from either party so there's a chance of there being some overlap

by rgbrgb 14y ago

I wonder how many people both buy CD's and care about CloudPlayer? I guess I don't know anyone from either party so there's a chance of there being some overlap. To me this seems like an utter waste of resources. How about offering a Spotify-like streaming service? How about making CloudPlayer free for the first 20,000 songs like Google Play? How about making a web player that doesn't make me feel like I'm in Target? What about a web store that's really accessible for indie musicians (that means without labels). I really want to like Amazon Music, but at this point it doesn't really feel like a competitor in my demographic (college, computer-savvy). Edit: Those who think that buying CD's is supporting artists should know that if you buy an MP3 from them instead they generally get a lot more profit.

res0nat0r 14y ago
This sounds like a win-win for me. Currently am using iTunes Match, which I switched to after using Spotify Premium for a year. I still like buying discs from artists I like and collecting them on the shelf, and having this auto-import music is nice. If you don't like the disc version, then buy just the mp3 version for a few bucks less and you will still have it show up in your cloud drive. This auto-import is just a nice bonus now. Also the CloudPlayer free tier gives you 250 songs free to import. Pay $25/year and you get 250,000 available to import.
RobAtticus 14y ago
I'm probably in the minority, but I like to buy CDs because I like having the physical product to add to my collection. The artwork, liner notes, case, etc. It's just the thing I like to collect I guess. I've recently started buying a lot more digital media, especially since Google Play an Amazon will often do sales of albums for <$5 which is hard to beat. But maybe now I'll start just buying the physical CD from Amazon and get both (which I can then stream easily from my Google Play account). Does any one know if buying CDs "used" from Amazon will get you the AutoRip? (maybe I missed where it said which are eligible) EDIT: Only CDs sold by Amazon.com, not other sellers.
slouch 14y ago
To me, CloudPlayer means, "I can download MP3s." That's all I use it for. I just got the RATM XX box set MP3s a few minutes ago, and that saves me putting the CDs in a computer and ripping them myself.
w1ntermute 14y ago
You're missing the fact that you can get any songs from supported CDs that you bought after 1998. Even if you don't buy CDs anymore, if you've bought any from Amazon in the past, this is a great way to get access to them in the cloud.
InclinedPlane 14y ago
The point of this move is to get more people to care about CloudPlayer and Amazon MP3 purchases in general. They've just exploded the number of people who have used the service by a huge margin. Once more people are familiar with the system it will probably drive increasing adoption. There are little downsides to CloudPlayer. You buy music, Amazon keeps track of it, you can listen to it or re-download it in DRM-free MP3 form whenever you want. Can't really see much wrong with that.

by rgbrgb 14y ago

res0nat0r 14y ago

This sounds like a win-win for me. Currently am using iTunes Match, which I switched to after using Spotify Premium for a year. I still like buying discs from artists I like and collecting them on the shelf, and having this auto-import music is nice. If you don't like the disc version, then buy just the mp3 version for a few bucks less and you will still have it show up in your cloud drive. This auto-import is just a nice bonus now. Also the CloudPlayer free tier gives you 250 songs free to import. Pay $25/year and you get 250,000 available to import.

RobAtticus 14y ago

I'm probably in the minority, but I like to buy CDs because I like having the physical product to add to my collection. The artwork, liner notes, case, etc. It's just the thing I like to collect I guess. I've recently started buying a lot more digital media, especially since Google Play an Amazon will often do sales of albums for <$5 which is hard to beat. But maybe now I'll start just buying the physical CD from Amazon and get both (which I can then stream easily from my Google Play account). Does any one know if buying CDs "used" from Amazon will get you the AutoRip? (maybe I missed where it said which are eligible) EDIT: Only CDs sold by Amazon.com, not other sellers.

slouch 14y ago

To me, CloudPlayer means, "I can download MP3s." That's all I use it for. I just got the RATM XX box set MP3s a few minutes ago, and that saves me putting the CDs in a computer and ripping them myself.

w1ntermute 14y ago

You're missing the fact that you can get any songs from supported CDs that you bought after 1998. Even if you don't buy CDs anymore, if you've bought any from Amazon in the past, this is a great way to get access to them in the cloud.

InclinedPlane 14y ago

The point of this move is to get more people to care about CloudPlayer and Amazon MP3 purchases in general. They've just exploded the number of people who have used the service by a huge margin. Once more people are familiar with the system it will probably drive increasing adoption. There are little downsides to CloudPlayer. You buy music, Amazon keeps track of it, you can listen to it or re-download it in DRM-free MP3 form whenever you want. Can't really see much wrong with that.