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THE
MAJOR STORES |
FOR
CITIZENS OF |
WHAT
YOU GET AND HOW
MUCH YOU PAY |
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1. |
iTunes
Melodic
Winds on iTunes
Life
Images on iTunes
When
The Sea Remembers on iTunes
This
is the number one digital download store in the world, and is linked
to iPod, the number one mobile music player. This is the only
solution for MAC users among the major digital download stores.
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USA,
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN
and the following European countries:
GREECE, AUSTRIA,
BELGIUM, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE GERMANY, IRELAND, ITALY,
LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SWEDEN,
SWITZERLAND, UK
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You must first go to the iTunes
Store and
download the free iTunes program in order
to buy music. You
get high-quality 128 Kbps AAC music files (equivalent to 192 Kbps
mp3s and wmas) and to take them on the road you need an iPod.
Each album
and each song costs respectively:
$9.99 and $0.99 (USA and
Canada)
9.99 € and 0.99 € (Greece,
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain)
£7.99 and £0.79
(UK), 80 Kr and 8 Kr (Denmark and
Norway)
90 Kr and 9 Kr
(Sweden), 15 Fr
and 1.5 Fr (Switzerland)
1500 Yen
and 150 Yen (Japan),
16.99
(Australian $) and 1.69 (Australian $) (Australia)
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| 2. |
Melodic
Winds on Yahoo! Music
Life
Images on Yahoo! Music
When
The Sea Remembers on Yahoo! Music
|
THE
WORLD
Windows
XP users
|
You have to download
the free Yahoo! Music
Engine program in order to buy
music. The downloaded songs are wma files of unspecified quality.
Each album costs $9.26, while each song costs $0.99. |
| 3. |
MSN
Music UK
MSN
Music France
MSN
Music Italy
MSN
Music Belgium
MSN
Music Germany
Put
Melodic Winds and
Life Images
at the search
panel and choose Album |
UK,
FRANCE, ITALY, BELGIUM, GERMANY
Windows
users
|
The
downloaded songs are 192 Kbps wma files.
Each
album and each song costs respectively: 9.99 € and 0.99 €
(France, Italy, Belgium), 12.99 € and
1.19 €
(Germany),
£6.99 and
£0.79 (MSN UK-best price for UK citizens!)
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| 4. |
Andreas
in Virgin Digital UK
Melodic
Winds in Virgin Digital UK
Life
Images in Virgin Digital UK
When
The Sea Remembers in Virgin Digital UK
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UK Windows
XP and 2000 users
|
You must
first download the Virgin Digital Player. The downloaded songs are
encrypted wma files Each song costs
£0.79 while each
album costs
£6.99.
PLEASE NOTE:
There is one song there with the German title Nur Ein Gefuhl. This
is from a German artist with the same name. It has nothing to do
with the Andreas of www.andreasonline.com
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| 5. |
Melodic
Winds on Napster
Life
Images on Napster
Signs
of Love has arrived at Napster!
American
Heroes with Signs of Love at Napster
|
USA and UK
Windows XP and 2000 users
|
You have to download
Napster's free program in order to
buy music. With
Napster Light each
album costs $9.95, while each song costs $0.99. Alternatively
you can subscribe for $9.95 per month and get unlimited listening
access to the whole music of Napster and then buy the music you
want. |
| 6. |
Andreas
in AOL Music Now
Melodic
Winds on AOL Music Now
Life
Images on AOL Music Now
When
The Sea Remembers on AOL Music Now |
USA,
Windows XP users
|
The
downloaded songs are wma files of unspecified quality. Each album costs
$9.99,
while each song costs $0.99. |
| 7. |
Musicmatch
Put
Melodic Winds
or Life Images or
When The Sea Remembers at the
search panel and choose Album.
|
USA
Windows XP users |
You have to download
Musicmatch Jukebox in order to buy
music. The
downloaded songs are 160 Kbps wma files. Each
album costs $9.99, while each song costs $0.99. |
| 8. |
Sony
Connect
Put
Melodic Winds
and
Life
Images
at the search panel and choose Album. |
USA
Windows users |
You have to download the free Sonic Stage program in order
to buy music. The
downloaded songs are 132 Kbps ATRAC3 files. Each
album costs $9.99 while each song costs $0.99. |
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9.
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Andreas
on Rhapsody
Melodic
Winds on Rhapsody
Life
Images on Rhapsody
When
The Sea Remembers on Rhapsody
|
USA
Windows
XP users
|
You can also listen to
the Andreas songs, meaning that you need
a broadband connection. Subscribers to the All Access
subscription plan at $9.95 per month get unlimited access to all the
music of Rhapsody and the ability to burn tracks for an additional
fee per track, on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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| 10. |
Andreas
on Cingular Wireless mMode Music Store
Melodic
Winds on Cingular Wireless mMode Music Store
Life
Images on Cingular Wireless mMode Music Store
When
The Sea Remembers on Cingular Wireless mMode Music Store
|
USA
Windows users |
The
downloaded songs are 160 Kbps wma files with Digital Rights
Management (DRM) encryption. Each
album costs $9.99 while each song costs $0.99. |
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THE
SMALLER STORES |
FOR
CITIZENS OF |
WHAT
YOU GET AND HOW MUCH YOU PAY |
| 11. |
Andreas
on MP3tunes.com
Melodic
Winds on MP3tunes.com
Life
Images on MP3tunes.com
When
The Sea Remembers on MP3tunes.com
|
THE
WORLD
|
MP3
tunes is a new digital music company started by Michael Robertson,
the founder and original CEO of MP3.com.
The downloaded songs are 192 Kbps VBR (Variable Bit Rate) mp3 files.
Each album costs $8.88, while each song costs $0.88.
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| 12. |
Melodic
Winds on eMusic
Life
Images on eMusic
When
The Sea Remembers on eMusic
|
THE
WORLD
|
To
buy the songs of your choice from eMusic in mp3 format of
unspecified quality, you must
choose one of the following subscription programs:
Basic: 40 Song Downloads per month for $9.99 per month
Plus: 65 Song Downloads per month for $14.99 per month
Premium: 90 Song Downloads per month for $19.99 per month |
| 13. |
Melodic
Winds on Bitmunk
Life
Images on Bitmunk
When
The Sea Remembers on Bitmunk
|
THE
WORLD |
The
downloaded songs are mp3 files of unspecified quality. Each song costs betwenn $0.82 and
$0.85 while each album costs between $7.74 and $7.82. |
| 14. |
Andreas on Music Is Here
Melodic
Winds on Music Is Here
Life Images on Music Is Here
When
The Sea Remembers on Music Is Here
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THE
WORLD |
| All most popular
formats: MP3, MPEG4 - AAC, MPC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, FLAC |
| Lossless format for
audiophiles: FLAC lossless |
| All possible
parameters and presets: VBR, CBR, from 128 till 320, etc |
Each album costs 10.26
Euro while each song costs 0.99 Euro. Recommended only to European
residents. |
| 15. |
Melodic
Winds on qtrnote.com
Life
Images on qtrnote.com
|
THE
WORLD
|
The
downloaded songs are mp3 files of unspecified quality. Each song costs $0.99
but there is no special price for buying the whole album: that means
that you should do that elsewhere. |
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16.
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Rule Radio
When you
get there put Andreas
in the search panel. You will find
the albums Melodic Winds and
Life Images.
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THE
WORLD
|
The
streams and audition files are wma files of unspecified quality while the downloaded music
files are MP3 at 128Kbps or higher. Each song costs
$0.99.
If
you "fund" your account you get 12 songs for $10 and you
get 25 songs for $20. You
don't need to purchase all 12 or 25 songs at once.
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|
17.
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Melodic
Winds on Buy.com
Life
Images on Buy.com
When
The Sea Remembers on Buy.com
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USA
Windows users
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The
downloaded songs are 128 or 256 Kbps wma files with Digital Rights
Management (DRM) encryption. Each
album costs $8.90, while each song costs $0.89. |
| 18. |
Andreas on Pass Along
Melodic
Winds on Pass Along
Life
Images on Pass Along
When
The Sea Remembers on Pass Along
|
USA
Windows
2000 Professional, Windows ME, Windows XP (Home, Professional, or
Tablet)
|
The
downloaded songs are DRM-protected
(Digital Rights Management) wma files. Each album costs $9.99, while each song costs
$0.99. |
