Amazon launches music download service to challenge iTunes - Times Online

Amazon has announced its new music store, designed to rival iTunes and using the same business model. There are now three business models for music on the net for music, but the iTunes model seems to be a viable one (low priced single tracks and "albums") and one that the industry has bought into. The others are the "all you can eat' subscription model of Napster and the advertising supported model of Spiralfrog. Amazon launches music download service to challenge iTunes - Times Online