Amazon UK has opened an online MP3 music store offering over 3m digital rights-free tracks from 59p and full albums from £3, writes Brand Republic. In contrast, the cheapest price for a single track on Apple's iTunes Music Store is currently 79p. All four major record labels (SonyBMG, Universal, EMI and Warner) are offering music through the new Amazon MP3 store, in addition to a number of independent labels such as Beggar's Banquet.
In total, online music sales in the UK were worth £163m in 2007.
From Brand Republic: http://www.brandrepublic.com, 03/12/2008
Amazon MP3: http://www.amazon.co.uk/MP3-Music-Download/b?ie=UTF8&node=77197031