An overview of digital music delivery services

…You might think that there's only two types of digital music.…Downloads, and streaming.…The fact is, there are actually 5 kinds of digital music delivery…services, and that makes a big difference in how you might get paid.…First is download delivery.…A download means that you're paying to purchase a track and…it gets downloaded into the memory of your personal storage device.…Whether it be a computer, phone, or digital music player, services…like iTunes and Amazon MP3 are examples of download delivery services.…The prices are fixed at anywhere from $0.69 to…$1.29 for singles, and $2 to $15 for an album.…

Downloads are quickly becoming passé, as listeners have found it a lot…more convenient and cheaper to access their music than to own it.…Which is similar to what happened when MP3s…replaced the CD, as the main music distribution platform.…That said, there are two different types of streaming methods.…Non-interactive services are generally defined as those which provide…the user with an experience that mimics a radio broadcast.…