20,000 songs ? Not nearly enough. $24.99 a year ? Way too spendy. Unlimited and $20 a year? That’s a bit better, no less than, and that is what Amazon just moved to. Taking a step up from its previous $20 for 20GB plan, the previous bookseller is now letting new subscribers get any amount of storage they need for that price — unlimited for .mp3 and .m4a files, anyway. Naturally this indicates any songs purchased through Amazon MP3 can be stored for to a limiteless extent, not counting against your all-important quota. It is a “limited time” type of deal, so if you have been at the fence now’s the time to click that cart, but there’s another new feature that may not going away: Cloud Player for Web on iPad. This allows you to play your cloud tunes through Safari and that, combined with the total unlimited storage thing, should ease any nagging feelings of regret you have been suffering since budgetary pressures talked you into the 16GB model.
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced three enhancements to Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player: storage plans that come with unlimited space for music, free storage for all Amazon MP3 purchases and Cloud Player for Web, now on iPad.
“Additionally, we’re adding free storage for all MP3s purchased from Amazon MP3, and support for the iPad. Our customers love Cloud Drive and Cloud Player and we’re excited to innovate these services on their behalf.”
“Customers are already enjoying Cloud Drive and Cloud Player and now for just $20 a year, customers can get unlimited space for music,” said Craig Pape Director of Amazon Music. “Additionally, we’re adding free storage for all MP3s purchased from Amazon MP3, and support for the iPad. Our customers love Cloud Drive and Cloud Player and we’re excited to innovate these services on their behalf.”
Unlimited Space for Music
Now, for a limited time, Amazon customers who purchase a Cloud Drive storage plan will receive unlimited space for his or her MP3 and AAC (.m4a) music files. This offer is out there for even the bottom price plan: $20/year for 20 GB of file storage plus unlimited space for music. Customers can visit (www.amazon.com/clouddrive/manage) to buy a Cloud Drive storage plan and receive unlimited space for music.
Store all Amazon MP3 Purchases for Free
Customers can now store all in their Amazon MP3 purchases free of charge in Cloud Drive, including future MP3 purchases in addition to all purchases made before the launch of Cloud Drive and Cloud Player. MP3s purchased from Amazon MP3 and stored in Amazon Cloud Drive is not going to count against a customer’s storage quota.
Cloud Player for Web on iPad
Also new, Cloud Player for Web on iPad. Cloud Player, combined with unlimited space for music in Cloud Drive, enables customers to play music stored inside the cloud on any Android phone, Android tablet, Mac, PC, and now on their iPad. Cloud Player for Web was optimized to present customers streaming playback in their Cloud Drive music using the Safari browser for iPad. To access Cloud Player for iPad, customers simply open their Safari browser and visit (www.amazon.com/cloudplayer) to begin paying attention to their music.
Storage for Music and More
All customers automatically start with 5 GB of free Cloud Drive storage to start out uploading their digital music library, and for a limited time, those that purchase any Cloud Drive storage plan will receive unlimited space for music at no additional cost. Along with unlimited space for music, Cloud Drive allows customers to upload and store every kind of digital files, including photos, videos and documents that are stored securely and available via web browser on any computer. Customers who qualified for 20 GB of free storage from earlier promotions will receive the unlimited space for music at no additional cost.
In March, Amazon launched Cloud Drive (www.amazon.com/clouddrive), Amazon Cloud Player for Web (www.amazon.com/cloudplayer), and Amazon Cloud Player for Android (www.amazon.com/cloudplayerandroid).
Together, these services enable customers to soundly store music within the cloud and play it on any Android phone, Android tablet, Mac or PC, and now iPad, wherever they’re. Customers can easily upload their music library to Amazon Cloud Drive and will save any new Amazon MP3 purchases on to their Amazon Cloud Drive at no cost.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened at the World-wide-web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they could like to buy online, and endeavors to give its customers the bottom possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories inclusive of Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, and www.amazon.it. As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements withwithin the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management’s expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that come with, among others, risks associated with competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign currency rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. Additional information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
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