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Digital Music Association Offers Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas; Send Online Music Gifts From Your Desktop

Posted on: Thursday, 15 December 2005, 12:00 CST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Digital Media Association (DiMA) today offered ideas for last minute holiday gifts available online through its members.

"Music is a popular holiday gift, and we want people to know about the tremendous benefits -- and ease -- of giving legal digital music this holiday season," said Jonathan Potter, executive director of DiMA.

Music download or subscription service gifts can be purchased online, take only minutes and can be printed or e-mailed to friends and family. Several DiMA members are offering gift options and discounts this holiday season:

iTunes is offering personalized gift certificates for digital music, video or audiobooks and free custom-engraving on any iPod. Users can download iTunes for Mac or Windows, free of charge, at http://www.itunes.com to enjoy these seasonal gift-giving options.

-- iTunes gift certificates starting at $10.00 can be printed, sent via e-mail or mailed directly from Apple, then redeemed for songs, audiobooks, music videos or television shows.

-- Create an original playlist in iTunes and send the custom made mix to friends and family within minutes.

Live365 gift certificates are available at http:// www.Live365.com/gift and can be delivered to multiple recipients via email, or printed out for hand delivery.

-- Gift certificate for a Live365 Preferred Membership subscription, which offers listeners 24/7/365 unlimited access to thousands of commercial-free, CD-quality stations. Choose the length of your gift subscription: options range from one-month ($5.95) to 2- years. Go to http://www.Live365.com/gift for more information.

-- Send a gift certificate good for any Live365 service -- including Personal Broadcasting. As a broadcaster, your gift recipient will be able to start his own radio station on Live365 and share his musical tastes and talents with the world. Go to http:// www.live365.com/broadcast/landing1.live for more information.

Napster is offering a free Napster To Go compatible MP3 player when you purchase one year of the Napster To Go portable subscription service. The Napster-branded MP3 player is offered in a choice of 256MB or 1 GIG storage capacity. The special offer bundle can be purchased by visiting http://www.napster.com/ special(under)offer.html. Pre-paid cards are also available at thousands of retailers across the country, and a 15-song card is also available online at http://shop.napster.com/ viewcategory.htm?categoryId(equals)396981

-- Pre-paid cards are a great option for giving digital music to kids and others who do not use credit cards, as they do not require use of a credit card. A variety of cards are available, from fifteen song download cards to 3-month subscription cards.

-- Napster Light and Napster subscription members can purchase subscription gift certificates for 1, 3 and 12 month durations. This does require that you download the Napster client from http:// www.Napster.com and sign up for Napster Light, but there is no charge or commitment for doing so.

Real has special holiday rates for Rhapsody gift subscriptions, available at http://www.rhapsody.com/gifts or http://www.real.com/ gifts.

Special prices include:

-- $12.99: 1 month of Rhapsody plus 10 downloads (35 percent savings)

-- $29.99: 3 months of Rhapsody plus 15 downloads (33 percent savings)

-- $49.99: 6 months of Rhapsody plus 20 downloads (37 percent savings)

Rhapsody downloads:

-- $14.99: 20 downloads (24 percent savings)

-- $34.99: 50 downloads (29 percent savings)

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DiMA is the only trade organization devoted exclusively to meeting the needs of digital media artists, consumers and producers. DiMA represents companies that develop and utilize digital technologies that enable and provide Internet music and video content. DiMA always supports fair payment to artists and creators.

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Source: U.S. Newswire

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