http://kool1017.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kool1017.com/amazon-introduced-autorip-service-providing-free-digital-copies-of-purchased-vinyl/ http://kool1017.com/amazon-introduced-autorip-service-providing-free-digital-copies-of-purchased-vinyl/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:07:17 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=131487 Who says vinyl is dead?  Not Amazon - the mass internet merchandiser.  They recently announced a new service that allows audiophiles to get the best of both worlds.

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