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From | Benjamin Lukoff <blukoff@alvord.com> |
Subject | Re: iTunes |
Date | Thu, 24 May 2007 11:55:03 -0700 (PDT) |
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On Thu, 24 May 2007, Mark Eichelberger wrote:
> With the death of retail, I am pretty much limited to big box/discount
> retailers to buy CDs, .e.g. Best Buy, Walmart...and I generally don't
> shop at these retailers. There are several independent stores close by,
> and while I like to support them, they couldn't match the prices of the
> Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse or Trolleyvox CDs on iTunes. I know....I
> checked. Newbury Comics may be able to offer those CDs at substantial
> discounts, but the indie stores in my area did not.
Amazon?
> I am running out of room for CD storage. I am also moving this year and
> idea of moving all of those CDs and vinyl is, quite frankly, freakin' me
> out. At this point in my life, I don't need or want any more CDs.
That I can totally understand.
> DRM is not really a factor for me, since, as I understand it, it limits
> the use of the files on a maximum of 5 devices...and I currently only
> use the files on one device....my PC. Incidently, DRM has not prevented
> me from burning a CD-R for use in the car (or for burning additional
> CD-Rs for friends).
Makes sense, though you also can't use those files on players that aren't
iPods...might not matter now, but I like having the freedom to switch.
> The most important factor was convenience. Generally, my buying
> decisions occur at times when most retail stores are closed. The
> ability to download 24/7 is something a brick and mortar retailer just
> can't provide.
>
> Mark E.
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Benjamin Lukoff <blukoff@alvord.com>
>
> > At those prices I'd rather have the non-DRM CD.
> >
> > On Wed, 23 May 2007, Mark Eichelberger wrote:
> >
> > > I have bought entire albums at the USA ITunes. The most recent Trolleyvox,
> > > Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen come to mind. All of the albums I have
> > > purchased have been priced between $7.99 to $9.99, which, IMHO, seems quite
> > > reasonable. (Although they do have albums available that are priced
> > > higher.) The downloads are 128 kbps AAC files.
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bob Hutton"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:00 PM
> > > Subject: Re: iTunes
> > >
> > >
> > > > Jaimie, what I was getting at was this: the price iTunes charges per song
> > > > doesn't entice anyone I know to download whole albums' worth of songs on a
> > > > regular basis . I know a few who will stump up for the odd song now and
> > > > again, but that's it. Do any Auditeers download albums from iTunes
> > > > regularly? I can't remember exactly how many songs you can fit (on
> > > > average) onto a 30GB iPod - is it 15,000 or so? If so, that means it
> > > > would cost $15,000 dollars to fill your iPod, assuming you bought all the
> > > > music from Apple.
> > > >
> > > > Say an average album has 10 tracks - that means $10 to download it. By
> > > > your reckoning, you would see $8.60 of that. How does that compare with a
> > > > CD?
> > > > I suppose what I am saying in essence is that I agree with the guy in the
> > > > Chicago Tribune article - 25 cents does seem a fairer price for me to pay
> > > > for mere downloads as opposed to CDs. And if Apple charged a quarter of
> > > > the current price, would they then maybe sell more than 4 times as many
> > > > tracks? I don't know the answer to that of course, all I am trying to do
> > > > is tell it from a consumer's viewpoint (my own and people I know).
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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