How to Download Music Off the Internet to Your MP3 Player

The days of purchasing music at a music store are far in our past. With the invention of digital everything and the Internet you can access online music libraries and purchase music from almost anywhere. The convenience of downloading music has drastically changed the music industry.

The Internet has several options available to download music for an MP3 player. Deciding which site is best for you is a personal choice based on cost, available software, and music type.

• Depending on the type of MP3 player you own, there is a music shop that is made specifically for the player. When you load the software on to the computer browse around and locate the store that is offered. Individual songs and albums are available for purchase at a cost of $2 to $10 per unit.


• eMusic offers over 12 million songs for download with prices starting at 49 cents per song. Emusic is acceptable for use on most MP3 players. There is a monthly membership fee after the free trial of eMusic that allow you to download a certain number of songs per month. Once you sign up for eMusic there is a file download to add to your computer to manage your eMusic account and songs.


• Napster offers a seven day free trial to evaluate the music download service and offers plans for on demand streaming on your computer for a fee per month. New released are added automatically to the Napster library every Tuesday. Ad free radio is also available through Napster. You can download the Napster software from the corporate website and sign up for a free trial today.


• Amazon.Com offers music downloads with a library of over 16 million songs and growing. The price for individual songs through Amazon is 69 cents per song and as low as $7.99 for an album. Visit the Amazon website to launch the player software and create an account. Once you have purchased the music simply drag and drop from the source to your MP3 player software and sync the player.