美第二大电子商品连锁店与Napster合作音乐下载

　　Circuit City,the second-largest U.S. specialtyelectronicsretailer, and Web music service Napster said on Fridaythey willjointly offer a subtion service with millions of songs,the latesteffort to compete with Inc.s iTunes music store.

　　The new service will begin on April 29 with a subtion costof$14.95 per month. Consumers will also be able to buyindividualsongs at 99 cents each.

　　U.S. electronics chains and Web music services have soughtnewways to team up and compete with iTunes, which has more than80percent of the U.S. market.

　　美国第二大电子商品连锁零售商CircuitCity与网络音乐服务网站Napster上周五宣布将联合提供一项有数百万首歌曲可供订购下载的服务，目的是与苹果的iTune在线音乐商店竞争。

　　这项新服务将从4月29日开始，每个月的订购费用是14.95美元。消费者也可以每首0.99美元的价格购买歌曲。美国电子商品零售商与网络音乐服务公司相继合作，以谋求能与苹果iTune对抗的机会。iTune目前占有美国网络音乐下载市场80%以上的市占率。