Finally, Apple iTunes store is in India, buy a song for Rs 7

After a long long wait, Apple on Tuesday finally extended the iTunes Store to India offering consumers the ability to purchase music, buy or rent movies.

The all-new website for iTunes store greets you with the message, “Now you can shop at the world’s No.1 music store. Which means you can browse and buy songs, albums and films anytime you want.”

Until now, the Indian iTunes Store only featured some free books and podcasts. But now, you can buy everything–from Bollywood songs, Tamil film songs to even international music from all major labels.

Apple also launched its iTunes Match service in India, which allows users to store music, bought from sources other than iTunes, in iCloud. This service is priced at Rs 1,200 per year.

But, there are no TV shows listed, unlike various other international markets. And that’s the only disappointment so far.

Price: Compared to other countries, pricing in India seems pretty reasonable. Single songs are priced between Rs 7 and Rs 15 and albums start from Rs 70. [On Flipkart, a single song costs you Rs 15]

Similarly, most movies are available for rent at Rs 80 in SD (Rs 120 in HD) and buy for Rs 290 in SD (Rs 490 in HD).

The iTunes Store debuted as the US-only iTunes Music Store in April 2003. It has since expanded to include movies and TV shows and until today was available in approximately 97 countries. In June, it added 12 Asian countries including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan. But India did not feature in that list.