News Napster nips into newsagents...

...Buys a copy of the Sun, 20 Lambert and Butler Lights and a Mars Bar. Oh, and leaves some vouchers for music downloads.

From el Reg:

Napster UK today continued its pursuit of lesser net-worth individuals than arch-rival Apple is chasing by signing a deal to sell its music download vouchers in papershops and convenience stores throughout the nation.

Over 1000 McColl's, Martin's, Forbuoys, RS McColl and Dillons shops, all part of the TM Retail group, will stock Napster Music Vouchers from today. Green vouchers provide two and four months' access to Napster's £10-a-month subscription service for £20 and £35, respectively. Blue vouchers costing £10, £20 and £30 can be used, respectively, for ten, 22 and 33 one-off downloads.

The TM Retail deal comes after Napster vouchers went on sale earlier this month throughout the UK's chain of around 15,500 loss-making Post Offices and, in October, through Dixons Group's more profitable Dixons, Currys, PC World and The Link shops. All these generally target demographic groups not traditionally seen a big music customers.

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