I agree that it's more temptations, but it's going to end up being fewer tracks for the same amount of money.  For those who easily use 30 a month, the plan change will definitely be felt.




--- On Mon, 10/11/10, Drew MacDonald <drewmacdonald1@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Drew MacDonald <drewmacdonald1@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: new Emusic pricing (again!)
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 10:44 PM
> I figured this was coming sooner or
> later. I have the same eMusic deal as
> you, Anna, though I never have trouble burning through the
> 30 tracks,
> especially as their catalog became deeper. This Universal
> Group expansion
> will add even more temptations. It will also give me
> greater ability to
> avoid iTunes, which I just don't like and never have.
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Anna Borg <anna@tallboyrecords.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Okay, I'm seriously looking to cut things out of my
> budget and it looks
> > like my Emusic subscription will be the first to go
> after this new round of
> > plan changing.  I didn't get grandfathered in
> with a great plan, I'm paying
> > $11.99 for 30 tracks and now that's going to be $11.99
> and I will barely be
> > able to afford two albums per month for that.
> >
> > Anyone else care to bitch about it?  I feel for
> them, but I mean, I can go
> > to Amoeba, or buy cds at half.com for much less. 
> Yes, I understand that
> > used cds mean the artist doesn't get anything, but I
> really don't know what
> > else to do at this point.  Especially since my
> music buying is so limited
> > anyway.  I find I'm struggling to use up the 30
> credits Emusic used to give
> > me.
> >
> >
> > Anna Borg
> > TallBoy Records
> > P.O. Box 460652
> > San Francisco, CA 94146
> >
> > http://www.tallboyrecords.com
> >
>