CDnow joins Amazon’s stable

Online supersite Amazon.com, which during the past year has inked Website-hosting deals with such marketers as Toys ‘R’ Us, Virgin Records, Borders, and J&R Music World, this week added online retailer CDnow.com to its stable.

The site of CDNow, which remains part of BeMusic (which also houses BMG Music Services as well as BeMusic’s other record club businesses), will now be hosted by Amazon.com. The multiyear agreement calls for Amazon to provide inventory, fulfillment, site content, and customer service. CDnow Preferred Buyer’s Club members will continue to have access to the Preferred Buyer’s Club area through links on the new site.