Does Price Matter? How To Turn Fans Into Consumers Again.
There are two bottles of wine on a menu. One is $9. The other $16. There are three bottles of wine on the menu – $9, $16 and $34. Which. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – Apple Paid EMI $5M, Auto iPod Use Soars & More
>>> Billboard.biz is reporting that Apple paid EMI a $5 million advance to be the first to sell their tracks DRM free. Will other services be required to pay advances. Continue reading
Wired Gets EMI DRM Story Wrong
In an "analysis" on Wired.com (here) writer Eliot Van Buskirk calls Microsoft the big looser in the EMI Apple hookup for DRM free downloads. Wired’s reasoning is that "…The decision. Continue reading
Beanscene Adds SMS Downloads To Coffeehouse Mix
In a move that we’re certain will be mirrored elsewhere, the UK’s Beanscene coffee houses have launched a music download store via 7Digital that enables customers to purchase any song. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 04-01-07
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New Music Business Briefing: Napster Rises, EA And MTV Team, CD Lives & More
>>> Napster claims strong growth including the addition of 225,000 AOL Music subscribers and bright future. Stock jumps 7%. >>> Electronic Arts, Harmonix and MTV team to develop new music. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EU Probes Apple, Victory Drops eMusic Adds Agency, EMI & More
>>> The EU has launched an anti-trust probe alleging that Apple‘s deals with major labels that include "territorial restrictions" (i.e. – you must buy from the Apple download store in. Continue reading
UPDATED: EMI Offers Entire Catalog DRM Free
UPDATED: The Beatles weren’t the talk of Monday’s joint press conference held by EMI Group and Apple in London, but a new plan to sell EMI tracks free of DRM. Continue reading
Could Litigation And Regulation Kill Music 2.0?
RIAA lawsuits are increasingly targeting college students and turning a generation of music consumers into enemies and outlaws. ASCAP thinks a download constitutes a performance and wants payment for both. Continue reading
Indie Store Head VanCleeve Shares His Favorites
Coalition of Independent Music Stores head Don VanCleave shares his favorite new releases:The Shins – finally starting to not listen to this record 24 hours a day.Easily my favorite release. Continue reading
