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08-23-2016, 12:31 PM
Amazon might be working on a cheap, Echo-only music subscription service
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Music subscription services such as Spotify and Apple Music typically cost around 10 bucks a month, but Amazon might soon be offering a service that costs half as much — if you own its Echo music player.*
According to a report (http://www.recode.net/2016/8/22/12593158/amazon-music-echo-alexa) by Recode, which cites industry sources, it would cost either $4 or $5 per month, offering unlimited, ad-free music. Typically, that price point is reserved for internet radio services, such as Pandora One, which does **t let users choose individual songs to play.*
SEE ALSO: Amazon an**unces dates for 'Transparent,' 'Mozart in the Jungle,' other original shows (http://mashable.com/2016/08/07/amazon-studios-fall-line-up-transparent-mozart-in-the-jungle-man-in-the-high-castle-woody-allen/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Amazon's cheap new service would offer that, but users would **t be able to access it on phones or other devices — only the Echo. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/amazon-echo-music-service/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Music subscription services such as Spotify and Apple Music typically cost around 10 bucks a month, but Amazon might soon be offering a service that costs half as much — if you own its Echo music player.*
According to a report (http://www.recode.net/2016/8/22/12593158/amazon-music-echo-alexa) by Recode, which cites industry sources, it would cost either $4 or $5 per month, offering unlimited, ad-free music. Typically, that price point is reserved for internet radio services, such as Pandora One, which does **t let users choose individual songs to play.*
SEE ALSO: Amazon an**unces dates for 'Transparent,' 'Mozart in the Jungle,' other original shows (http://mashable.com/2016/08/07/amazon-studios-fall-line-up-transparent-mozart-in-the-jungle-man-in-the-high-castle-woody-allen/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Amazon's cheap new service would offer that, but users would **t be able to access it on phones or other devices — only the Echo. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/amazon-echo-music-service/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Music Subscription Service (http://mashable.com/category/music-subscription-service/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Amazon Echo (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-echo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Gadgets (http://mashable.com/gadgets/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/vbbsgGrYX3M