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eMusic is the little music service that could.
The company has been around since just about the dawn of the MP3 era, yet it's rarely mentioned in the same breath as Amazon and iTunes or Rhapsody and Spotify. Heck, it's rarely mentioned at all.
And yet it chugs along, offering one of the better deals on music downloads you'll find anywhere. In fact, if you sign up for a free 14-day trial, the deal just got a little sweeter.
Specifically, when you register for an eMusic subscription, you'll get a $17.50 credit, which is good for up to 35 songs. Previously the credit was only $10. That's not quite double the free-music goodness, but it's still a few albums' worth of songs for a total cost of zero.
After your two-week trial expires, you'll be on the hook for an eMusic subscription -- unless you cancel first, which is totally your prerogative. If you do cancel, you get to keep your downloads. (They're DRM-free MP3s, after all.)
That said, allow me to make the case for keeping your subscription going. eMusic's membership plans start at $11.99 per month. That lets you browse some 10 million tracks, which are priced as low as 49 cents apiece.
So let's say you want to buy Neon Trees' "Pic... [Read more]
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