Santa Claus was generous to you and you got a brand new MP3 player. The disk of this nice gadget is so big that it can hold a thousand times more MP3s than you currently have. So, you are searching hectically where to download MP3s from. Don�t worry; the Internet is the place to go to, if you want to download loads of MP3s.

When you get a new MP3 player or an iPod, you will always be looking for more music. Your appetite for music will be insatiable but the Internet will help you feed it bit by bit.

MP3s players are everywhere. If you go to a school, you will see schoolboys and girls with their iPods or MP3 players listening to music all the time. If you have a teenager at home, you are probably familiar that teenagers are addicted to music and it is next to impossible to communicate with them, while they are listening to their favorite disk. The worst is that their favorite disk might contain 50 or more hours of music!

The fact that one disk can contain 50 or more hours of music means that you need quite a lot of songs to fill it. For some people the choice is easy � they like only one genre and they find a site where they can download MP3s in that genre and that�s all. But for those people, who love music of different genres, the choice is not that easy and usually involves trying a number of sites before selecting the best MP3 download places. In most cases legal MP3 downloads are not free but generally the fees you pay (either per song, or you can subscribe and get as many songs as you like) are a small price for the peace of mind that you are getting legal stuff.

With a subscription, you can usually download as many singles as you desire. But, you want to make sure the site you choose has the majority of the songs and genres you are looking for, because subscriptions to several sites can be cost prohibitive.

There is one more reason why checking several sites is a good idea � competition among sites makes them offer great deals, which is beneficial for the customer. Many sites offer discounts or free downloads. You may want to explore these options and calculate if the offer is profitable for you or not. For instance, getting a 10% discount might lead to considerable savings if you are a heavy downloader and to intangible savings, if you plan to download only a few songs.

You will soon see for yourself that the Internet is a golden mine for downloaders. Well, we also mentioned that free lunch (i.e. free MP3s) can be poisonous (or illegal), so make your best to watch for the best deal not for the free stuff. The best deal can be a cheap song or a low subscription fee for unlimited downloads for all (including your siblings and relatives).

With so many options for cheap downloads, you need to know how to shop. There are sites, which offer singles for free or at a great discount. Other sites offer a lucrative subscription fee and the right to download as much as you can. So, it is up to you to choose the best deal.