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| From | scotthomewood@cs.com |
| Subject | Re: Years late, Universal cuts CD prices to combat poor sales |
| Date | Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:12 -0400 |
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If t's printed on the spine, I don't see how'd they be able to mark it up. The indies will make their money how they always do - on their used selection. Anyone working in indie knows they aren't making anything selling new items. What's killing the indies now is not only people not buying - it's if people buy downloads, there is no CD to turn in for used when they don't want it anymore. Nothing tangible - nothing for them to sell.
Homewood
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Adelsheim <madelsheim@adelsheimvineyard.com>
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Fri, Mar 19, 2010 3:52 pm
Subject: Re: Years late, Universal cuts CD prices to combat poor sales
Twice in a row now - when I've tried to respond to a thread - I get told
hat my entry is to long (somebody fix this please!!!), here's what I
dded to the discussion a few minutes ago,=.
Having heard the report on NPR this morning, here's a response I just
ade 30 seconds ago.
"As a music lover who also has friends working at what we used to call
ecord stores, I would like to provide a bit of context to the report
hat Linda Wertheimer read this morning about Universal Music's decision
o run a test on what a $10 price tag will do for sales of its cds.
inda closed by saying, "they'll be available at major retail outlets".
I'm told they'll also be available at indie stores as well, but here's
he rub.
Universal plans to print the list price of $10 on the spine of the
ackage. Then, they'll sell it cheaply enough to the "major retailers"
or them to make a normal markup.
For the Indies - you know, the folks that actually love music and give
heir customers real service - the wholesale price will be high enough
hat making a profit at the $10 retail will prove impossible. Thus,
ou'll probably see them selling the same discs at $10.99 or something.
Universal has every legal right to prefer selling to the big box stores,
ut why do they want to embarrass the indie stores in the process?"
Adelsheim
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