Buy once and enjoy everywhere!—All MP3s purchased from Amazon are
stored for free in customers’ Cloud Player accounts and can be enjoyed
on iPhones, iPads, iPods, Kindle Fire, Android phones tablets, Sonos,
Roku, or any web browser
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2013--
(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon.com, Inc. today announced the launch of the
Amazon MP3 store optimized specifically for iPhone and iPod touch. For
the first time ever, iPhone and iPod touch users can discover and buy
digital music from Amazon’s 22-million song catalog using the Safari
browser. Customers also have access to favorite Amazon features like
personalized recommendations, best-seller lists and Amazon customer
ratings. Music purchases are automatically saved to customers' Cloud
Player libraries and can be downloaded or played instantly from any
iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android phone or tablet, Roku,
Sonos home entertainment system, or any web browser, giving customers
the freedom to enjoy more music, from more devices than any other major
cloud music service.
“Since the launch of the Amazon Cloud Player app for iPhone and iPod
touch, a top request from customers has been the ability to buy music
from Amazon right from their devices. For the first time ever, iOS users
have a way do that – now they can access Amazon’s huge catalog of music,
features like personalized recommendations, deals like albums for $5,
songs for $0.69, and they can buy their music once and use it
everywhere,” said Steve Boom, Vice President of Amazon Music.
Features of the Amazon MP3 store on the mobile web browser include:
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The Amazon MP3 mobile website for iPhone and iPod touches is built on
HTML5, which means customers can make purchases directly from the
Amazon MP3 mobile website at www.amazon.com/mp3
on their iPhones and iPod touches
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Selection of over 22 million songs and over two million albums at
everyday low prices
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Access to everyday deals like $5 albums, $0.69 songs, and free songs
from artists on the rise
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Individualized recommendations based on purchase history
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Immediate availability and seamless playback of purchases in the
Amazon Cloud Player app
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Free storage of all Amazon MP3 purchases in Amazon Cloud Player
Customers can begin shopping the Amazon MP3 store from their iPhone and
iPod touch web browsers today at http://www.amazon.com/mp3.
About Amazon Cloud Player
Cloud Player is available in a Free tier and a Premium tier. Cloud
Player Free customers can store all MP3 music purchased at Amazon, plus
import up to 250 songs from their PC or Mac to Cloud Player, all at no
charge. Cloud Player Premium customers can import and store up to
250,000 songs in Cloud Player for an annual fee of $24.99.
Amazon-purchased MP3s (including all previous purchases) do not count
against the 250 or 250,000-song limits and will be added to both Free
and Premium Cloud Player libraries at no charge.
About Amazon MP3
The Amazon MP3 Store currently has a growing catalog of more than 22
million songs in the U.S. (more than 29 million worldwide) and offers
everyday low prices on best-selling tracks and albums. All Amazon MP3s
are DRM-free, work on virtually any device that plays MP3s, and can be
played from Cloud Player on Kindle Fire, Android phones and tablets,
iPhones, iPads, iPods, Sonos home entertainment system, or any web
browser.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books;
Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home
& Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health &
Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web
Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever
constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented
built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long
battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation
Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved
fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom
high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo
speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support,
dual-antennas and MIMO for faster streaming and downloads, enough
storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics
engine—and it is available in two display sizes—7” and 8.9”. The
large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and
comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G LTE data package. The
all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster processor, 40% faster
performance, twice the memory, and longer battery life.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
www.amazon.cn,
www.amazon.it,
www.amazon.es
and www.amazon.com.br.
As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More
information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's
financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
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