With more than 1.8 million album titles available for trade at $1 each, today lala.com opened its beta to the general public.

On lala.com, members trade CDs they have for CDs they want. Members receive a CD for every CD they ship to another member. CDs are sent through the mail in pre-paid envelopes provided by lala.com. For every CD received, members pay lala.com $1. Joining lala.com is free.

Lala.com voluntarily contributes 20% of its CD trading revenue to performing artists.