Napster, which trails Apple, Amazon and others in the online music business, slashed on Monday the price of its subscription service by nearly 62%, apparently hoping to jumpstart sales.Napster, which was acquired by electronics retailer Best Buy in September 2008, is offering unlimited access to its music-streaming service for $5 a month, which includes five MP3 downloads a month. The company, which has a library of more than 7 million songs, had offered the service for $13 a month.

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