You can download tracks from an Apple's iTunes digital music store straight into your MP3 player. Apple's 7.7 software version offers music downloads for iPod, Apple Television and iPhone users. The computer giant has integrated its iTunes store to include feature-length movies, television shows, a free university lecture podcast, and a selection of unrestricted music downloads. You can also follow news about your favorites artists through the PING iPhone or iPod Touch applications from Ping, Inc. Apple's iTunes store has more than 13 million locations.
Napster has a catalog of 10 million songs with a la carte and subscription options. One of the advantages of Napster is that you can purchase individual tracks along with value-priced subscription options that allow for subscriptions for unlimited streaming to a computer. Additionally, Napster is compatible with almost every MP3 player, including an iPod. You can also transfer your MP3s to any MP3 player, including the iPod and iPhone and other music-enabled mobile phones, according to the company's website.
One of America's largest retail outlet offers both CDs and over two million MP3 music downloads. Wal-Mart allows you to search its music catalog by genre, song, album or artist. As of 2010, most music stores were selling music for $0.99 per track; Wal-Mart's prices were as low as low as $0.64. Wal-Mart not only offers a wide selection of music at a low price, but it helps you organize your music through a download manager. Your music goes straight into your My Music or Windows Media Player Library.