Digital Home Thoughts: Wal-Mart Re-Launches Music Store with 3 Million DRM-Free MP3s

"Walmart has re-launched its new and improved MP3 Music Downloads store, with MP3 tracks starting at just 74 cents, to give customers greater value and an even bigger selection in digital music. Walmart has exclusively sold MP3s through its online store since February 2008 and now offers more than 3 million MP3 tracks with content from all major labels. The enhanced MP3 online store is supported by multiple elements in Walmart stores, including a free MP3 download with every CD purchased in stores or online. Walmart customers, both online and in stores, now have more ways to enjoy the best values in digital music."

The article goes on to state that Wal-Mart is offer their top 25 music downloads for a mere 74 cents - and in fact it's the top 30 songs. Saving 25 or so cents on one song isn't a big deal, but if you're buying a lot of singles each month, it would add up. I also noticed that Wal-Mart is doing something really smart with un-released albums: if you pre-order the MP3 album, you get the single now, and there's often a bonus video included with the final album. That's smart, and it's not something that Amazon's MP3 store offers. Now I just have to see if international users like myself can order from Wal-Mart...