( Mashable ) -- Lady Gaga fans were delighted Monday to learn that they could download her new album , Born This Way , from Amazon for a mere $ 0.99 -- until , of course , technical difficulties set in . Downloads of the album are delayed , leaving folks unable to get the entire album immediately upon purchase . Amazon issued the following statement : . `` Amazon is experiencing high volume and downloads are delayed . If customers order today , they will get the full Lady Gaga , Born This Way album for $ 0.99 . Thanks for your patience . '' However , the damage has already been done , as users are meting out one-star ratings in droves , most of which deal with Amazon 's slow service as opposed to the quality of the music ( although some reviews in the lower bracket did dub the disc `` disappointing '' ) . As a result , the album has a relatively low three-star rating . Reviews of the following nature reign : `` This review is n't a review of the album , but of the Amazon 's digital music service . I tried this as an experiment to see if I wanted to order more music this way , but it only downloaded half the songs . Still a deal at 99 cents , but not an experiment I 'll want to repeat with a full-price album . '' Many reviews also trumpet the user 's intent to buy from iTunes in the future , instead of Amazon -- a state of affairs Amazon would want to avoid , considering iTunes already holds most of the market share for digital music . This backlash does not bode well for the future popularity of Amazon 's new Cloud Player service , which the company was touting in the promotional language of the deal , offering users more storage space for buying the album . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Amazon.com was apparently unprepared for demand for Lady Gaga 's new album . The online retailer is offering the new record for 99 cents . Amazon was experiencing problems serving up the download to some customers .