The music industry has changed a lot in the last 15 years, even though the retail medium has not changed at all. While CDs are still available at every major entertainment and music store, more and more people are moving toward MP3 downloads. There are many enticing reasons for you to go online with your music purchases instead of shelling out more money for something that is less convenient. MP3 downloads allow you more ways to use the music you pay for. If you purchase a CD, then you must transfer the music to other forms of media in order to make use of it in multiple ways. However, with MP3s all you have to do is use the original file to create other uses for it: CDs, ringtones, or transfers to mobile devices. MP3s cost less money than a store bought CD. Most CDs go from $12-15 USD. With online music providers, you only have to pay 99 cents per song or simply a $9.99 price for the entire album. You will always pay less for online music than factory sealed products. You have the ultimate in buyer convenience. If you want the latest and greatest from your favorite artists, then you have to get by the music store within store hours-or you can simply log on to your computer and make a purchase at any time of the day or night. This added convenience is another advantage that MP3 downloads have over CD media. You can pick and choose the songs that you want instead of paying extra money for selections you've never heard. Furthermore, you often will get a discounted rate when making a purchase for an entire album. Regardless of what you decide, you always have complete control over the music you listen to and the amount that you pay for it, unlike the standard retail store format. MP3 downloads take up less space, requiring nothing more than a computer or mobile device. When you buy a CD, it may not seem like you are cluttering up your home or apartment, but think about how it compares to purchasing music on the Internet for download. You have a CD case with the product inside. You have the disc itself to keep up with. As the years roll by and the jewel cases pile up, you have just as much clutter as you ever do with any other product that you can buy in a store. With MP3 downloads, all the storage you will ever need is on your hard drive, and you can customize playlists, essentially making your own album, that can then be burned to disc or transferred to a mobile device, enabling you to go out for a jog with your entire music collection along for the trek.
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