Amazon MP3 launched today and it looks like a serious competitor to the iTunes store. It offers over 2 million songs, all in MP3 format, which means they can play on any digital media player, including the iPod.

Most songs are between $0.89 and $0.99, and most albums are between $5.99 and $9.99. It uses 1-Click ordering to make buying music quick and easy. Click `Buy´ and after a simple one-time set-up, your downloads will start automatically.
Once you've downloaded your music, you can use whichever media player application you prefer to manage it, like iTunes or Windows Media Player.
MP3 Players Songs from Amazon MP3 can be played on any MP3-capable device, including iPods , Zunes , Zens , iPhones , RAZRs , and BlackBerrys . the files are free of digital rights management (DRM) software, so you can burn your songs to CDs, play them on all your computers, and transfer them to all your devices.

Major music labels Universal Music Group and EMI Music Publishing have signed on to sell their tracks on Amazon, as have thousands of independent labels. Warner Music Group Corp. and Sony BMG Music Entertainment, which is owned by Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG, have not agreed to sell music on Amazon MP3. lets just hope they change their mind later. overall sounds like a good start for the store. http://www.amazonmp3.com