Comments on: Now Available at iTunes: Price Hikes for Music

By: Digital Music Sales Slowing | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:59:41 +0000

[...] that it was seeing its digital sales slow and argued that one reason was because the industry had raised prices on most of its songs at Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes store in [...]

By: How Much Is It Worth vs. How Much Will They Pay « Krafty Librarian

How Much Is It Worth vs. How Much Will They Pay « Krafty Librarian — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:34:12 +0000

[...] year music companies were able to set their prices on their songs with iTunes variable pricing. The variable pricing gave music lables the ability to set prices as low as .69 cents to as high [...]

By: Book Publishers Beware! At iTunes, Expensive Music Equals Slower Sales | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:59:15 +0000

[...] got what they wanted from Apple — the ability to raise prices on their songs. Last April, iTunes introduced a “variable pricing” scheme, which gave the labels the ability to move prices from $0.99 a song to $1.29 (and for some tracks, [...]

By: Weekend Update, 4.11.09 | Oliver J. Chiang | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:23:19 +0000

[...] and Vivendi’s Universal Music Group, with interesting ramifications for both. Meanwhile, iTunes has put in place its new tiered-pricing system, in which songs will now cost 69 cents, 99 cents, or $1.29. But in a question that shocked no one: [...]

By: Music labels say 69 cent songs coming to Apple's iTunes, soon | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:35:32 +0000

[...] I noted that Apple and the big music labels had effectively raised prices at iTunes, via a tiered system that priced most songs at 99 cents and many at $1.29. The question: Where are [...]

By: The Apple and i » iTunes Tiered Pricing Started Today

The Apple and i » iTunes Tiered Pricing Started Today — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:44:43 +0000

[...] not pleased reactions to the pricing change; for example, Rick C. Hodgin at TG Daily, and Peter Kafka of MediaMemo. This Reuters story asserts that record companies executives claim that “for every one song [...]

By: Phil Leigh

Phil Leigh — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:37:46 +0000

Generally, classical music is still available at iTunes for $0.99 a track. But I think that accounts for about 5% of total recorded music sales.

I did not find anything at *under* $0.99.

The situation is similar at the Amazon MP3 store.

It will be interesting to see how consumers react to this. It could be the canary in the coal mine for video.

BTW, I note that YouTube has many classical and operatic selections available for free streaming. It was particularly entertaining to watch a video of the Wolf’s Glen scene from Der Freischutz which is rarely produced anymore. I have listened to the music countless times but have never witnessed a stage production.

The YouTube experience was enlightening. It is a concrete example of the Long Tail.

This is Third Generation Television

http://www.insidedigitalmedia.com

By: Adam Wexler

Adam Wexler — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:28:42 +0000

Right on Peter. Considering 95% of music consumed in ’08 was “illegally” pirated, is this move really going to do anything to curb that trend? How close can we get to 100%??

From first glance, it’s pretty disappointing to see how few have gotten the $.69 price point. That pricing holds the key to this variable pricing model’s success.

I touched on these issues earlier today myself: http://bit.ly/1MsIph

By: Digital Music, Amazon MP3 & Apple iTunes

Digital Music, Amazon MP3 & Apple iTunes — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:52:46 +0000

[...] read this morning points to flexible pricing only increasing the price tag on many songs and nary a song could be found with reduced pricing. [...]

By: Now Available At iTunes: Price Hikes For Music [MediaMemo] | techclack.com

Now Available At iTunes: Price Hikes For Music [MediaMemo] | techclack.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:20:16 +0000

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By: Joe Allen

Joe Allen — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:31:37 +0000

Good thing … I’m almost sure the record labels and artists are not making enough money given the Obama administration will raise taxes on the rich in order to pay for huge government spending.

I’m going to pass on the $1.29 tunes.

By: Finance Geek » Your Favorite iTunes Songs Now 30% More Expensive

Finance Geek » Your Favorite iTunes Songs Now 30% More Expensive — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:16:26 +0000

[...] Apple switches iTunes to variable pricing; popular songs now $1.29 [MediaMemo] [...]

By: Steve Berman

Steve Berman — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:54:23 +0000

Lower the price and sell more? That can’t be right. Don’t you make more money if you just charge more?