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Amazon Cloud Player has been updated with a host of improvements that should make use of the cloud-based music service even easier for those hosting their audio libraries on Amazon’s servers. Foremost for audiophiles is an upgrade to 256Kbps audio for files matched from Amazon’s current library. Importing the library on your PC will be easier and happen automatically, either pulling songs from Amazon’s catalog or uploading your own. Previous Amazon music purchases will be automatically added, and future purchases will be added immediately. Also new is the ability to edit track metadata or to import song information for files matched to Amazon’s library.
The update will go into effect service-wide, and also includes a few changes to the number of songs you can store using the service. Amazon is now letting customers store up to 250 songs free, with an allotment of up to 250,000 available as a part of a premium subscription at $24.99/year. If you have been using Cloud Player up to this point, any music stored before July 31st 2012 will not count against the new limits.
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The 250 song limit for free just applies to imported music. Music purchased from Amazon will still be stored for free with no limit.
I keep trying to find reasons to use Google Music. However, with the ability to edit metadata, and the fact that I’m not subject to the 250 limit because I’m previously uploaded. I don’t see a good reason to change.
Doesn’t Google Music have higher bit rate for purchased MP3s? 320 Kbps for Google Music vs 256 Kbps for Amazon?
Amazon is not giving you a choice either subscribe or delete your imported music (which took me 2 days to finish) down to 250. I will stick with Google Music. Thanks but no thanks amazon.
Google is making things very attractive to use them for all my media services. I would like another option but Amazon is forcing me to buy a kindle fire to take advantage of their video rentals and purchases. I don’t want to use a browser or flash for movies. I want a native app like google, netflix, hulu, etc.
This article is misleading, Amazon didn’t have a song limit before, it had a storage limit. Today launching the Cloud Player I was greeted with the following: Amazon Cloud Player is now limited to 250 imported songs. Your Cloud Player account has more than 250 imported songs…..At the end of the 30-day free upgrade, if you have more than 250 imported songs in Cloud Player, you will not be able to play your previously imported music in Cloud Player. Looks like I will be going to Google Music, which I probably should have started with from the start since I’m using a Google Android based tablet. Screw you Amazon.