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7Digital Gets Agressive With Pricing & Features. US Launch Appears Imminent

UPDATED: UK digital retailer 7Digital is pushing aggressive pricing as well as new features and alliances designed to challenge iTunes and other retailers. The online retailer smartly sells content in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Nokia’s “Comes With Music” Includes Universal But Offers Less Than “Total Music”

Yesterday’s announcement that Nokia would offer unlimited Universal downloads to cell buyers for 12 months caused rapturous applause from some analysts and music fans.  But as the old adage says,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2007 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 11-18-07

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Bruce Houghton on 11/22/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 11-11-07

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Bruce Houghton on 11/15/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (3)
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The Wal-Mart Eagles Find Their Way To Indie Retail

Coalition Of Independent Music Store head Don Van Cleave on the new Eagles release available "exclusively" at Wal-Mart: "So, when I got the CIMS chart yesterday morning, I quickly scanned. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/08/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 11-04-07

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Bruce Houghton on 11/08/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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CIMS New Top 25 Debuts Chart

The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores is now publishing a Top 25 Debuts Chart as a companion to their Top 200 chart (click link below to view).  OCTOBER 30TH DEBUTS1. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/01/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Best Of OurDigitalMusic.com

How to Save 80% on iPods, Zen And Other Top Portable Players Beware Of Spam In Your MP3’s New Zunes In Stores November 13th Find The Best Prices On Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/29/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 10-21-07

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Bruce Houghton on 10/25/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Jeff Bezos’ First Words On Amazon MP3 Store

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos finally commented publically about the retailer’s new MP3 store during an earnings call yesterday. Bezos said he is "….very happy with the early results that we’re. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/24/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (1)
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