18 Chapter 2 Music Features
2Click in the Account field and follow the onscreen instructions to set up an Apple
account or enter your existing Apple account or AOL account information.
To find songs, audiobooks, and podcasts:
You can browse or search the iTunes Music Store to find the album, song, or artist
you’re looking for. Open iTunes and click Music Store in the Source list.
ÂTo browse the iTunes Music Store, choose a music genre from the Choose Genre
pop-up menu on the top-left side of the store, click one of the albums or songs in
the center or right side of the store, or click the Browse button in the top-right corner
of the window.
ÂTo browse for podcasts, click the Podcasts link on the left side of the main page in the
iTunes Music Store.
ÂTo search the iTunes Music Store, type the name of an album, song, artist, or composer
in the search field.
ÂTo narrow your search, type something in the search field, press Return or Enter on
your keyboard, and then press buttons in the Search Bar. For example, to narrow your
search to song titles, press the Song button.
ÂTo search for a combination of items, click Power Search in the Music Store window.
ÂTo return to the main page of the iTunes Music Store, click the Home button at the
top-left side of the store.
To buy a song, album, or audiobook:
1Click Music Store in the Source list, and then find the item you want to buy.
You can double-click a song or other item to listen to a portion of it and make sure it’s
the one you want. (If your network connection is slower than 128 kbps, choose iTunes >
Preferences, and in the Store pane, select the “Load complete preview before playing”
checkbox.)
2Click Buy Song, Buy Album, or Buy Book.
The item is downloaded to your computer and charged to the credit card listed on
your Apple or AOL account.
To download or subscribe to a podcast:
1Click Music Store in the Source list.
2Click the Podcasts link on the left side of the main page in the iTunes Music Store.
3Browse for the podcast you want to download.
ÂTo download a single podcast episode, click the Get Episode button next to the
episode.
ÂTo subscribe to a podcast, click the Subscribe button next to the podcast graphic.
iTunes downloads the most recent episode. As new episodes become available, they
are automatically downloaded to iTunes (when you are connected to the Internet).