Amazon launches Cloud Player in UK
Amazon has announced the launch of its Cloud Player service in the UK which enables customers to securely store music online and play it anywhere.
A competitor to Apple’s iTunes Match, the service allows music to be played on an Android phone, Android tablet, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac or PC.
The service, which was rolled out in the US earlier this year, allows customers to import their music using Cloud Player’s new scan and match technology. Customers’ iTunes and Windows Media Player music libraries are scanned and tracks are matched to more than 20 million music tracks in Amazon’s catalogue. All matched songs are automatically stored in high-quality 256 Kbps audio. All Amazon MP3 purchases, including music that customers purchased previously, are automatically saved to Cloud Player for free of charge.
Greg Greeley, vice president of EU Retail at Amazon, said: “Millions of US customers are already using Amazon Cloud Player to listen to their music everywhere, on their favourite devices, including Kindle Fire, Android phones and tablets, iPhones, iPod Touches, Macs and PCs. We’re excited to bring this same convenience to Amazon music customers in the UK.
Never Miss a Retail Update!“The launch of Cloud Player in the UK means that customers can buy anywhere, play anywhere, and keep all of their music in one place without the need for constant software updates, or drives and cables to move and manage their music.”
Amazon is offering the Cloud Player as both a free and a premium, paid for service. Cloud Player Free customers can store 250 tracks from their PC or Mac to Cloud Player, at no charge. Cloud Player Premium customers are able to store 250,000 tracks in Cloud Player for an annual fee of £21.99.
