[nabs-l] Spotify Questions...

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi,

I just asked a few questions about Spotify a few days ago as I'm
required to use the program for a class.  I'm hooked on it now and
here's what I found.

The mobile app is probably your best shot for an accessible interface.
Even using it on a run-down IPhone 4 with IOS 7 it does a really good
job.  I can add songs to my own playlists, browse playlists popular by
region or made by Spotify, and basically do everything.  I'm starting
off with the 7 day trial for Spotify premume so I can play individual
songs and add them to my playlists more quickly than I would be able
to do while in shuffle mode, but playing in shuffle mode is free.  I
personally wouldn't pay for premume when this trial period runs out
because I don't mind the shuffle mode.

The big advantage to this system is that you don't have to buy the
songs.  You can have as many playlists of your own as you like, with
as many songs as you want in each one.  You could collect a huge
library without paying a dime for it.  In order to do that in iTunes
you would need to pay a pretty good price.  Most people I know have at
least 500 songs in their libraries, and if you multiply 500 tracks by
a dollar and twenty nine cents, that's a huge amount.  Even if you
consider that some people only buy ITunes tracks with gift cards to
avoid personal expense, it's still someone else's money going into
paying for the songs.

I'd highly recommend downloading the app.  It's free to run on shuffle
mode, and they'll offer you the free 7 day premume trial which you can
use to build up your playlists before it goes away.  You'll still be
able to add songs after that period ends, you'll just have to come
across songs in shuffle mode rather than clicking on the individual
one.

Most people I know play ITunes on shuffle anyway, so I think Spotify
is pretty well worth it.

On 1/10/15, Daniel Romero via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Spotify is amazing! Think about it, you're paying 10 bucks a month to listen
> to any album you want, playlists that are customized by users so you can
> discover new music and still listen to the songs that you love, and none of
> it has to be purchased at all. It doesn't make sense to me to pay 1.29 for
> songs that you're going to listen to once or twice, and then going to hear
> on the random in rotation later that you might skip. I save more money with
> Spotify then I would if I kept buying all the songs that I wanted to listen
> to through iTunes. The windows client isn't accessible, however the app for
> the iPhone and I devices is. I hope this helps.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 10, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Kerri Kosten via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Everyone:
>> I keep hearing about Spotify, and how popular it is.
>> Apparently, it is replacing buying music on ITunes.
>> Do any of you use Spotify?
>> What is the advantage of it over buying songs from ITunes?
>> It just seems a little expensive to me to pay $10 a month to be able
>> to stream music when I could buy individual tracks for cheaper on
>> ITunes.
>> Anyway, I logged into Spotify through Facebook and downloaded the
>> windows client.
>> It seems to be very inaccessible.
>> Then, I tried the web player. I can see the tracks fine, but when I
>> try to hit enter or space to play the song it won't play.
>> Is Spotify worth paying for when it really doesn't even seem accessible to
>> us?
>> Do any of you still prefer buying music from ITunes or am I quickly
>> becoming old-fashioned lol?
>> I am asking these questions because I really like to keep up with the
>> latest technology/current trends and don't want to become left behind
>> when it comes to new things that are popular.
>> Is there any way to make our voices heard to Spotify? It should be
>> accessible to us like it is to everyone else.
>> Should I hold off on subscribing/paying until it's accessible on all
>> platforms?
>> Thanks,
>> Kerri
>>
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Kaiti