As per Microsoft, you will get a 14-day; free trial subscription to Zune Marketplace when you buy Zune. During the trial period you can download songs and listen to them as long as you hold the Zune Pass subscription.

You can still purchase songs or albums individually, too. What else you don’t even need a credit card to sign up. After the trial period ends you can sign up or cancel.

You can either sign up for a monthly subscription of $14.99 a month or a Three month period for $44.97. The pass with automatically renew at the end of the period.

With Zune officially launching in less than a week, an entire network of third-party suppliers are pushing accessories for the player to make a quick buck.

A survey conducted by ABI Research group shows that 28% were interested in buying a new mp3 player in the next year and more than 50% of those who already own other digital media players including iPod would consider buying Zune.

Over the years many manufacturers have made a killing off iPod accessory sales. And the same holds true for Zune. An estimated of 500,000 Zune players will be sold this holiday season as per ABI Research. It’s speculated that accessories alone could generate around $60 million in sales early on.