I saw the latest Microsoft Zune (zunepass.net) commercial the other day and it claims that at $0.99 per song on iTunes, you can spend as much as $30,000 to fill an iPod. Now that’s a whole grip of money! With the Zune Pass, for $14.99 a month, you can subscribe to the service, which allows you to play music on up to three PCs and three Zune players for as long as you have your subscription. Then you also get to keep 10 of your favorite songs each month. But even this can set you back almost $180.00 a year. I even did the math and those ten songs you get to keep each month, they cost you almost $0.67 per song.
So before you buy into a service or purchase individual songs, consider some of the following tips to get the most out of your music:
• Stream internet radio, it’s free and there’s lots of stations to choose from
• Before buying music online, check out second-hand shops for used CDs, you might score a great deal on some tunes
• Check out different resources online and compare prices, you may find that song or album for less somewhere else
• Consider buying the entire album over individual songs, you will get more for your money that way
There’s lots of great music out there and lots of ways to load up your player, so check out your options and happy listening!
-Nayla
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