We are continuing to cover the iCloud and what it means to users…especially in the area of music storage. I currently have 20GB of storage in the Amazon Cloud, but that is misleading as I bought an album from them and they bumped me to 20GB free for a year. While I have music stored there, my main backup for music are several local hard drives, one of which is off-site. I know… am a back-up freak. So while cloud storage might not mean as much to me as you, it is still worth knowing more.
Another good article worth reading is on passwords…how many do you have? And if you have a Kindle, you might want to take a look at some inexpensive book deals from Amazon. But hurry, they go away on 6/15. Hope you find these articles useful. - JRC
Apple iCloud vs. Amazon Cloud Player vs. Google Music Beta
We've already seen Amazon and Google's attempts at a Web-based music service, with the former's Cloud Player and the latter's Google Music Beta, but with iTunes' dominance in digital music, Apple's iCloud could eclipse both of them. Apple's offering differs from those of Amazon and Google in some big ways, though. Here's a rundown of the three services' differences and similarities.
Does iCloud Solve the Music Piracy Problem?
The iTunes Match feature of the newly unveiled iCloud system will scan users' devices and hard drives for music acquired in ways other than iTunes, store it on distant computer servers and allow them to access it anywhere. Industry observers said the new service could translate into big bucks for both Apple and the recording companies.
You Have Exactly Three Passwords, Don't You?
Too many of us reuse passwords, and the recent Sony hacks should serve as a call to action to change not only the passwords themselves, but the methods we use to create and remember them.
Amazon Rolls Out ‘Sunshine Deals’ For Publishers To Test E-Book Pricing
Are publishers taking the plunge into experimenting with e-book pricing? Today Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) quietly launched Kindle Sunshine Deals, a two-week promotion pricing about 650 Kindle books “from numerous bestselling and award-winning authors” at $0.99, $1.99, and $2.99. While individual authors have seen success putting their e-books on sale, this promotion is unique because of its scale and because it is being run by Amazon and appears to be in collaboration with book publishers.
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