It had been quite some time since Coolfer had heard any mention of Snocap, the digital solution company founded by Napster creator Shawn Fanning. Via a post at Hypebot, Coolfer saw an example of how Snocap has enabled bands to sell downloads at their MySpace pages.

Snocap calls it Linx ("a flexible solution for those who wish to seamlessly integrate content sales into a website") and an example here is the MySpace page of The Format. The files are offered in the MP3 format, so they'll work with all media players, and cost $0.79 each. (There is no price for an entire album.) The purchaser needs to complete a Paypal billing agreement with Snocap. The process is very simple and need only be done once, then all Snocap purchases are automatically deducted from the purchaser's Paypal account.

(Options may vary. Snocap's "Sell Your Music" page says the artist has full control of pricing, format and DRM.)

All in all, the Linx is an impressive new way to purchase music, and like MySpace is a powerful new tool that quickly and easily raises the bar for independent artists. (The Linx can be used at any website, though, not just MySpace. And code is given for anybody to place the Linx at their own page. ) It enables further monetation of those artists who are, for one reason or another, located at the shallow end of the long tail.

View the purchase process after the jump:

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