Do you have a library card?
Freegalmusic.com allows anyone with a current library card to download five songs a week for free. These songs are 256 kbps, in the MP3 format and contain no DRM encoding. In my recent searches I have seen some music that is currently out-of-print but downloadable from the library system - which must have some ragged old compact disc in a dusty branch somewhere. What a treat! To find out if you can download from Freegal Music, you'll have to go to the nearest branch of your local library and look for the xeroxed sign. Their website might work...as long as you have a library card.
li·brary kard noun \ˈlī-ˌbrer-ē kard, -ˌbre-rē kard; British usually & US sometimes : identification that permits someone to temporarily take home literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) that are kept in a building and are for use but not for saleI have a library card with the San Jose Public Library system. On my last visit to the Rose Garden branch of the SJPL, I was drawn to a sign, splashed with a picture of Leona Lewis, that read Free Music!
Freegalmusic.com allows anyone with a current library card to download five songs a week for free. These songs are 256 kbps, in the MP3 format and contain no DRM encoding. In my recent searches I have seen some music that is currently out-of-print but downloadable from the library system - which must have some ragged old compact disc in a dusty branch somewhere. What a treat! To find out if you can download from Freegal Music, you'll have to go to the nearest branch of your local library and look for the xeroxed sign. Their website might work...as long as you have a library card.
- There's also a Smartphone App for it! The Freegal App allows you to search and browse the Freegal Music collection of your library, and to download, store and play your Freegal MP3 files.
- OverDrive is another service my library offers. It is a virtual check out/return catalog of digital books and music. Good for Kindle/eBook/audiobook users. Not sure how the return actually works but I have no doubt that it does.