I've been buying MP3 downloads instead of purchasing CDs for the last several years. Even before I had an iPod, I would buy MP3 downloads and put them onto blank CDs I bought. It's less expensive to buy MP3 downloads than it is to buy the CDs ready made. Sometimes I buy MP3 downloads in single songs if I just want a certain song, and sometimes I buy the whole album on MP3 download. When I buy the whole album MP3 download, it's usually cheaper than buying each song separately. After I purchase the MP3 download, I put it onto a CD and label it and then add it to my iPod. That way I have it on a CD as well as my iPod. I love having the option of buying either an entire album or just one single song MP3 download. I listen to my iPod a lot, because I find it relaxing when I need to rest or it can invigorate me when I need to clean. Buying MP3 downloads online is easy and inexpensive.