I got a simple MP3 player for Xmas. Where should I go to download some tunes?

[Mountainman]

Thanks in advance,

I am technically challenged. I am an old boomer and know next to nothing about Ipods and MP3 and text phones etc. I don't really want to know much more than I have to because I don't miss what I don't know about so I don't want it.

I do like the idea of carrying my favorite tunes with me and I'd like to download some New Age stuff to listen to at work.

[AllegroRondo]

1. I would start by just copying my CD collection to it.

its free, and a good way to learn about how the new stuff works.

[Pierre.Suave]

3. Seconded

why does everyone think they need to download songs to put music on their mp3 players?

[Mountainman]

8. Because I don't own a lot of the songs I want to listen to.

I don't have a large CD collection. I stopped buying music when vinyl disappeared. I know sounds dumb but us old farts are like that.

[alarimer]

2. Emusic.com has a lot of independent stuff.

I don't know about New Age stuff. They have different plans. For 9.99 a month, you can get 30 or 40 songs. I can't remember which but it amounts to only 30 cents a song or so. But it's a monthly plan. Itunes sells music for 9.99 a CD. But it is more complicated to get music from Itunes onto a player other than an Ipod. I am not sure how it's done, since I use an Ipod. Amazon has electronic downloads now too.

[Wcross]

4. I would think twice about "Rhapsody".

Their software was so buggy I had to cancel my membership. They always seemed to be able to bill me every month but it was always 50/50 if it recognized my user-name & password. They also had issues with my "library" of music. If I finally did accomplish the sign in it would often boot me out & I would have to attempt to sign in again. I was constantly getting "network errors".

Try something else first.

[BobMorr]

5. mp3 recordings

I would record Mike Malloy or Hartman from novamradio.com and listen to them on the mp3 player. Mike Malloy is at 8pm central time. Hartman is at 11am central time.

[SacredCow]

6. iTunes isn't too difficult...

except that in some cases, the format they offer is only compatible with iPods and you'll have to download a conversion utility to put them into MP3 format (which is a nuisance). Otherwise, it's great- 99 cents per song, I feel, is a reasonable price.

[LibraLiz1973]

7. Amazon Unbox