ANCHOR LEAD IN:
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, PEOPLE ARE BOPPING TO THEIR OWN BEAT, LISTENING TO MUSIC ON I-PODS AND MP3 PLAYERS. IN FACT, THIS MONTH APPLE AND CINGULAR UNVEILED THE FIRST CELL PHONE THAT CAN PLAY MUSIC DOWNLOADED FROM THE INTERNET - SO THE TREND IS ONLY GOING TO GROW. WITH ALL THAT MUSIC FLOATING AROUND IN CYBERSPACE, HOW CAN YOU FIND GOOD DOWNLOADING DEALS? _____________ IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP...

TRACK ONE Length: :06
MUSIC LOVER DON PINKERTON HAS ONLY BEEN DOWNLOADING SONGS FROM THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

SOT
Key @ : :07 Name: Don Pinkerton Title: Downloads Music
"I would say I download probably five to ten songs a month."

TRACK TWO Length: :08
AT ABOUT 99 CENTS EACH, DON THINKS THE SONGS ARE A PRETTY GOOD BUY. BUT IF HE GETS MORE IN THE GROOVE, HE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER A MONTHLY SUBCRIPTION.

SOT
Key @ : :20 Name Kelli Grant Title: Deal of the Day Columnist, SmartMoney.com
"You can pay one low monthly fee and get thousands of songs."

TRACK THREE Length: :10
AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF SERVICES TO CHOOSE FROM ...
PRICES RANGE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN DOLLARS. BUT REMEMBER...WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS... YOU DON'T OWN THESE SONGS... YOU'RE JUST RENTING THEM.

SOT
Length: :03 No Key - covered SOT Name Kelli Grant
Title: Deal of the Day Columnist, SmartMoney.com
"Whatever you need to fill up your MP3 player each month."

TRACK FOUR Length: :05
IF YOU NEED TO OWN A SONG, MOST SERVICES ALSO ALLOW YOU TO BUY... SOME AT A REDUCED RATE.

SOT
Key @ : :44 Name Kelli Grant Title: Deal of the Day Columnist, SmartMoney.com
"Rhapsody is a particularly good one, because they have low monthly download fees and then you get 10 percent off if you want to purchase a song."

TRACK FIVE Length: 08
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY, THERE ARE WAYS TO GET FREEBIES IN EXCHANGE FOR MAKING A PURCHASE OR SIGNING UP FOR A SERVICE. BUT EXPERTS SAY, BE SMART ABOUT IT.

SOT
Key @ : :59 Name: Kelli Grant Title: Deal of the Day Columnist, SmartMoney.com
"It's not worth it to buy the slurpee for a buck forty if you don't really want the slurpee."

TRACK SEVEN Length: :03
DON SAYS HE'S FOUND ONE OTHER WAY TO GET FREE TUNES.

SOT
Key @ : 1:09 Name: Don Pinkerton Title: Downloads Music
"Usually the artist on their own website will promote their, their material, their music, and they'll offer something for free."

TRACK EIGHT Length: :08
ONE THING TO REMEMBER -- NOT ALL SERVICES WORK WITH ALL MP3 PLAYERS. BUT, WITH SO MANY DEALS TO CHOOSE FROM, NO ONE SHOULD BE SINGING THE BLUES...

ANCHOR TAG:
ALSO...CHECK YOUR SERVICE'S DOWNLOAD RULES. SOME PLANS LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SONGS YOU CAN DOWNLOAD.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION THE SONGS ARE ENCODED SO WHEN YOU END THE SUBSCRIPTION, IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT THE SONG YOU WON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT.

SOURCES

Kelli Grant
Smart Money
1755 Broadway 2nd Floor,
New York, NY 10019
kgrant@smartmoney.com
http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20050713