System, method, and computer readable medium for implementing a media content store

1. A method for implementing a media content store, the method comprising:

providing a set of exemplary storefronts for the media content store, each of the storefronts providing a user interface accessible to a prospective customer;

receiving a designation of a selected storefront chosen from the set of exemplary storefronts;

receiving media content in an origination format over a network;

executing a file check utility by a sign-up/administration process to determine whether the media content is ready to be accepted for upload; and

upon acceptance and upload of the media content, transforming the media content from the origination format into a distribution format;

offering the media content, in the distribution format, to the prospective customer for download through the selected storefront;

accepting instructions from the prospective customer for downloading the media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront; and

providing a hyperlink for downloading the media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront to a digital appliance provided by the prospective customer.

2. A computer-readable medium having encoded thereon software for implementing a media content store, the software comprising instructions for:

providing a set of exemplary storefronts for the media content store, each of the storefronts providing a user interface accessible to a prospective customer;

receiving a designation of a selected storefront chosen from the set of exemplary storefronts;

receiving, from the proprietor of the media content store, media content in an origination format over a network;

executing a file check utility by a sign-up/administration process to determine whether the media content is ready to be accepted for upload; and

upon acceptance and upload of the media content, transforming the media content from the origination format into a distribution format;

offering the media content, in the distribution format, to the prospective customer for download through the selected storefront;

accepting instructions from the prospective customer for downloading the media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront; and

providing a hyperlink for downloading the media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront to a digital appliance provided by the prospective customer.

3. A system for implementing a media content store, the system comprising:

a memory to store instructions;

a data processor to execute the instruction to implement a sign-up/administration module for receiving a choice for a designated storefront selected from a set of exemplary storefronts for the media content store;

a media content transformer, in data communication with the sign-up/administration module, for transforming media content received over a network from an origination format into a distribution format, wherein, the sign-up/administration process is configured to execute a file check utility to determine whether the media content is ready to be accepted for upload prior to transformation of the media content;

a storefront process for offering the media content, in the distribution format, to the prospective customer for download through the selected storefront;

wherein the storefront process is configured to accept instructions from the prospective customer for downloading one or more desired media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront;

wherein the data processor further executes instructions to implement a download process configured to provide a hyperlink for downloading the desired media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront to a digital appliance provided by the prospective customer.