Amazon Announces Unlimited Cloud Music Storage, iPad Cloud Player

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Posted July 7, 2011 at 2:01am by iClarified

Amazon has announced free cloud storage for all Amazon MP3 purchases, an unlimited storage plan for music, and a web Cloud Player for the iPad.

"Customers are already enjoying Cloud Drive and Cloud Player and now for just $20 a year, customers can get unlimited space for music," said Craig Pape Director of Amazon Music. "Additionally, we are adding free storage for all MP3s purchased from Amazon MP3, and support for the iPad. Our customers love Cloud Drive and Cloud Player and we're excited to innovate these services on their behalf."

Unlimited Space for Music
Now, for a limited time, Amazon customers who purchase a Cloud Drive storage plan will receive unlimited space for their MP3 and AAC (.m4a) music files. This offer is available for even the lowest price plan: $20/year for 20 GB of file storage plus unlimited space for music. Customers can visit (www.amazon.com/clouddrive/manage) to purchase a Cloud Drive storage plan and receive unlimited space for music.

Store all Amazon MP3 Purchases for Free
Customers can now store all of their Amazon MP3 purchases for free in Cloud Drive, including future MP3 purchases as well as all purchases made before the launch of Cloud Drive and Cloud Player. MP3s purchased from Amazon MP3 and stored in Amazon Cloud Drive will not count against a customer's storage quota.

Cloud Player for Web on iPad
Also new, Cloud Player for Web on iPad. Cloud Player, combined with unlimited space for music in Cloud Drive, enables customers to play music stored in the cloud on any Android phone, Android tablet, Mac, PC, and now on their iPad. Cloud Player for Web has been optimized to offer customers streaming playback of their Cloud Drive music using the Safari browser for iPad. To access Cloud Player for iPad, customers simply open their Safari browser and visit (www.amazon.com/cloudplayer) to start listening to their music.

Storage for Music and More
All customers automatically start with 5 GB of free Cloud Drive storage to begin uploading their digital music library, and for a limited time, those who purchase any Cloud Drive storage plan will receive unlimited space for music at no additional cost. In addition to unlimited space for music, Cloud Drive allows customers to upload and store all kinds of digital files, including photos, videos and documents which are stored securely and available via web browser on any computer. Customers who qualified for 20 GB of free storage from earlier promotions will receive the unlimited space for music at no additional cost.

In March, Amazon launched Cloud Drive (www.amazon.com/clouddrive), Amazon Cloud Player for Web (www.amazon.com/cloudplayer), and Amazon Cloud Player for Android (www.amazon.com/cloudplayerandroid).

Amazon Announces Unlimited Cloud Music Storage, iPad Cloud Player

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robert johnson - July 7, 2011 at 4:25pm

Amazon will only work in the US if you are outside the US or you are from the US and travel outside USA Amazon will not work. Apple iCloud works worldwide Amazon = Fail

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dancj - July 7, 2011 at 6:48am

I'm bot clear from the article. Is this offer for unlimited storage for ALL mp3s or just those purchased from Amazon? That make a huge difference to whether this is any good.

DigiHead - July 7, 2011 at 12:39pm

"Amazon has announced free cloud storage for all Amazon MP3 purchases" which sucks. that's because of licensing stuff. on other hand, I don't give a crap - will stay with apple anyway!

dancj - July 7, 2011 at 12:56pm

Yeah, but some parts seemed to suggest that maybe storage of purchases was something they already offered and this new offer stretched it to cover all of your other MP3s. Certainly charging any money at all to get at stuff you've bought from Amazon sounds shite.