Amazon Cloud Drive and Player

Amazon.com, Inc. announced Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Web and Cloud Player for Android.

Together, these services enable customers to securely store music in the
cloud and play it on Android phones, Androids tabletd, Macs or PCs,
wherever they are. Customers can upload their music library to Amazon
Cloud Drive and can save any new Amazon MP3 purchases directly to their
Amazon Cloud Drive for free.

"We’re excited to take this leap forward in the digital experience," said Bill Carr, vice president of Movies and Music at Amazon. "The
launch of Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Web and Cloud Player for
Android eliminates the need for constant software updates as well as the
use of thumb drives and cables to move and manage music."

"Our customers have told us they don’t want to download music to
their work computers or phones because they find it hard to move music
around to different devices," Carr said. "Now, whether at work, home, or on the go, customers can buy music from Amazon MP3, store it in the cloud and play it anywhere."

Store Music for Free
Customers start with 5GB of Cloud Drive storage to upload their digital music library, and those who purchase an Amazon MP3 album will be upgraded to 20GB of Cloud Drive space.
New Amazon MP3 purchases saved directly to Cloud Drive are stored for
free and do not count against a customer’s storage quota.

Adding Music to Cloud Drive
Amazon’s uploading process makes it simple for customers to save their
music library to their Cloud Drive. Files can be stored in AAC or MP3
formats and will be uploaded to Cloud Drive in the original bit rate.
Customers can hand-pick particular songs, artists, albums or play lists
to upload or upload their entire music library.

Cloud Player for Web
Customers who have a computer with a Web browser can listen to their
music. Cloud Player for Web currently supports Internet Explorer,
Firefox, Safari for Mac, and Chrome. Cloud Player for Web lets customers
manage their music with download and streaming options. Customers don’t
need to worry about regularly updating software on their computer to
enjoy music, and Amazon MP3 customers can continue to use iTunes and
Windows Media Player to add their music to their iPods and MP3 players.

Cloud Player for Android
Cloud Player for Android is now bundled into the new version of the
Amazon MP3 App; it includes the full Amazon MP3 Store and the mobile
version of Cloud Player. Customers can use the app to play music stored
on their Cloud Drive and music stored locally on their device. Features
include the ability to search and browse by artist, album or song,
create playlists and download music from Cloud Drive.

Secure Storage
Customers never need to worry about losing their music collection to a
hard drive crash again. Files are securely stored on Amazon Simple
Storage Service (Amazon S3) and each file is uploaded to Cloud Drive in
its original bit rate. Customers can buy music anywhere and know that
their MP3s are safely stored in Cloud Drive and accessible from any
device.

Store More than Music
Cloud Drive allows customers to upload and store all kinds of digital
files; music, photos, videos and documents can be stored securely and
are available via web browser on any computer. In addition to the 5GB of
free storage, customers can purchase storage plans starting at $20 a year for 20GB.