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We wonder if Apple is ready for a little competition? Amazon.com today released Amazon Launches AmazonMP3">AmazonMP3 (beta) which offers all of its tracks DRM free, between $.89 and $.99 cents. Albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. EMI and Universal are both on board this venture as well as a few independent record labels.

Upon first glance the store doesn't offer as much as the iTunes Music Store, but the tracks are all DRM free and encoded at 256 kilobits per second just like iTunes plus, so it might be worth your while to check it out! Click on this link and make us rich... buy some tracks! Check out Amazon Launches AmazonMP3">AmazonMP3 (beta)