iTunes+Store

 iTune Store Searching

The iTunes Store makes it easy to find what you're looking for. It uses an interpretive, find-as-you-type search function that returns results in a list that dynamically changes as you type.
 * //Search//**

Search for items in the iTunes Store as though you were using a fine-toothed comb. Power Search lets you search using multiple criteria. Find movies, for instance, by title, actor, director, producer, description, year, and rating.
 * //Power Search//**

Sharing

My iTunes widgets are simple, self-updating add-ons for your web page, social networking profile, or blog. Use My iTunes to share your top reviews, favorite artists, and new music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store with anyone who visits your site.
 * //Create a My iTunes Widget//**

//**Send a Gift**// Surprise those you care about with the gift of entertainment delivered immediately to their inbox. Look for “Gift This” links in music, movies, TV shows, music videos, audiobooks, and iPod games. Click Gift This Music, for example, to purchase songs or an entire album as a gift that your recipient redeems.

**//Create and Publish an iMix//**
Share a playlist by creating an iMix and publishing it on the iTunes Store. Select the playlist. Choose Create iMix from the Store menu. Enter information about your playlist and click Publish. Display your iMix on your blog, social networking profile, or website. Just click “Publish to the Web” on any iMix page, and iTunes builds the Flash code for your website and creates a feed of your iMix.

Purchasing

**//Create an iTunes Store Account//**
To purchase items from the iTunes Store, you’ll need an iTunes Store account. Click Sign In near the upper-right corner of the iTunes window. Then click Create New Account and follow the onscreen instructions. If you already have an Apple ID or AOL account, you can use the same name.

//**1-Click or Shopping Cart**//
By default, purchases from the iTunes Store are set to “Buy and download using 1-Click.” That means your items are purchased as soon as you click the “Get...” button. If you prefer one transaction for all your iTunes Store purchases, change your Store settings to “Buy using a Shopping Cart” in iTunes preferences. Your “Get...” buttons change to “Add...” buttons, and a Shopping Cart appears in the Store section of your Source List.

**//Redeem Gift Cards and Gift Certificates//**
Redeem your iTunes Gift Card or gift certificate easily and begin making purchases right away. Just click Redeem in the Quick Links section of the iTunes Store and enter the code for your card or certificate. The balance of the card or certificate appears next to your iTunes Store account name in the upper-right corner of the iTunes window. Purchases are debited immediately so you’ll always know your current balance. //**Review and Rate**// Liked something you bought from the iTunes Store? Write a review about it. Didn’t like something? Write a review about that, too. First, create a nickname for yourself in your iTunes Store account information. Then just click the Write a Review link on the item’s page to leave feedback and a 1- to 5-star rating. Your nickname appears next to your review.

Podcasts

//**Automatic Episode Downloads**//
Once you subscribe to a podcast, you get the most recent episode — and all future episodes — delivered directly to your iTunes podcast playlist. Download past episodes by just clicking the Get button.

//**Add Podcasts**//
Subscribe to any podcast by dragging its URL into your podcast playlist or by choosing “Subscribe to Podcast” from the Advanced menu and typing the URL.

App Store

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You can update your applications in iTunes one by one or all at once. Click Download All Free Updates to update all your applications at once, or click Get Update for just the applications you want to update at the moment.

//**Shop All Free Applications**//
Visit the App Store in the iTunes Store and click All Free Applications in the Categories section to shop only for applications that are free.

//**Shop All iPod touch or All iPhone Applications**//
Click options in Categories on the App Store to shop just for your iPod touch or just for your iPhone.

iTunes Gifts

**//iTunes Gift Cards//**
Prepaid iTunes Gift Cards are available from the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and thousands of other U.S. retailers in denominations of $15, $25, and $50. They’re good toward any purchase on the iTunes Store

**//iTunes Gift Certificates//**
iTunes Store gift certificates are available for purchase through iTunes. Choose from a wide range of denominations. Email your gift certificate immediately or print the gift certificate on your own printer.

**//Allowances//**
Set up an allowance for your kids so they can make iTunes Store purchases without the use of a credit card. Allowances arrive every month in the amount you designate. Choose an allowance from $10.00 to $200.00. Cancel allowances at any time by visiting your Account Information page.

**//Media Gifts//**
Send a song, an album, a TV episode, an entire TV show, a movie, an audiobook — even a custom mix of songs — to anyone. Buy a gift and your recipient receives an email containing a link. With just a click, your gift starts downloading to your recipient’s iTunes library.

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Sources: "iTunes Store", http://www.apple.com/itunes/features/, accessed Jan 30, 2009