Part 4. The iTunes Music Store

With an account from the iTunes Music Store, you can buy and download music or audiobooks, and then add them to your computer or iPod. You can choose from thousands of individual songs for $.99 apiece, or buy a complete album for less than you would pay for a CD. After you purchase an item, it is automatically downloaded to your iTunes library.

The iTunes Music Store provides all sorts of ways to find the music you want. You can search by artist or song title, or browse by genre. You hear a 30-second preview of any song from the Music Store to be sure you like a tune before you buy it.

You can also buy videos–mostly television shows as I write this–and music videos. The TV episodes go for $1.99 an episode, as do ...

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