Just a month after opening its doors, the Apple iTunes store is looking to expand.
With content already available from all five major labels, the online music service is reaching out to independent labels in hopes of offering the broadest, deepest catalog of downloadable music.
Apple has invited hundreds of indie label representatives to a private presentation on Thursday at the computer giant"s Cupertino, California, campus to discuss hopping onboard and adding their content to the more than 200,000 songs already available through the service.
"The plan was to go out of the gate with the five major labels, but there"s always been an interest in expanding the store beyond that," an Apple spokesperson said.
Senior iTunes music store staffers will show the label reps how the store runs and they"ll perform some hands-on demos, though it is unclear whether Apple boss Steve Jobs will attend. The spokesperson declined to specify which, or how many, labels were invited to the meeting.