Comments on: Amazon might let the market pick online music prices! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/10/amazon-might-let-the-market-pick-mp3-prices/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChrisMac http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/10/amazon-might-let-the-market-pick-mp3-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-743093 ChrisMac Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:12:07 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13078#comment-743093 #4 exactly.. I (and many others) will never pay for an MP3.. Although, i would consider paying for the .WAV #4 exactly..

I (and many others) will never pay for an MP3..

Although, i would consider paying for the .WAV

]]> By: Matthew http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/10/amazon-might-let-the-market-pick-mp3-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-742838 Matthew Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:46:17 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13078#comment-742838 "Nothing beats the pricing model of MP3Sparks.com." eMusic has drm-free music for $0.33 per song. I've tried a number of the music services and the collection I've amassed while at emusic is far more enjoyable than all of the others. I was just able to find better music there for some reason. I found that at sites like napster and allofmp3, I was just replacing what I had on cds and all the new music I was finding was basically crap. “Nothing beats the pricing model of MP3Sparks.com.”

eMusic has drm-free music for $0.33 per song. I’ve tried a number of the music services and the collection I’ve amassed while at emusic is far more enjoyable than all of the others. I was just able to find better music there for some reason.

I found that at sites like napster and allofmp3, I was just replacing what I had on cds and all the new music I was finding was basically crap.

]]> By: James Hill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/10/amazon-might-let-the-market-pick-mp3-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-742714 James Hill Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:33:10 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13078#comment-742714 Confirmed: The market already did this, and picked $0.00. Confirmed: The market already did this, and picked $0.00.

]]> By: Mark Derail http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/10/amazon-might-let-the-market-pick-mp3-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-742661 Mark Derail Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:53:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13078#comment-742661 Nothing beats the pricing model of MP3Sparks.com. However I would buy from a Canadian/US company that sold songs at 0.25$/ea, or 2.50$ per full CD, that : - easy to download, with an installed program (instead of browser) - no DRM - 192kbs minimum encoding Now to get some VC going, I could build this system. About 250K$ for the hardware, 200K$ for the software programming, and 10M$ for lawyers to make it legal. Nothing beats the pricing model of MP3Sparks.com.

However I would buy from a Canadian/US company that sold songs at 0.25$/ea, or 2.50$ per full CD, that :
- easy to download, with an installed program (instead of browser)
- no DRM
- 192kbs minimum encoding

Now to get some VC going, I could build this system. About 250K$ for the hardware, 200K$ for the software programming, and 10M$ for lawyers to make it legal.

]]> By: Peter http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/10/amazon-might-let-the-market-pick-mp3-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-742577 Peter Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:25:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13078#comment-742577 #1: Yes, if economies of scale came into play - but with digital music the costs of production and distribution are almost identical regardless of how many songs are sold. Every time I think the web is getting stale, someone comes out with a new idea like this, that capitalizes on the unique strengths of the web. I love this idea. It is an example of capitalism at its best. Low cost for purchasers (early adopters) who are taking a risk; caps to ensure that they don't price themselves out of the market. Brilliant! #1: Yes, if economies of scale came into play – but with digital music the costs of production and distribution are almost identical regardless of how many songs are sold.

Every time I think the web is getting stale, someone comes out with a new idea like this, that capitalizes on the unique strengths of the web. I love this idea. It is an example of capitalism at its best. Low cost for purchasers (early adopters) who are taking a risk; caps to ensure that they don’t price themselves out of the market. Brilliant!

]]> By: JoJo Dancer http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/10/amazon-might-let-the-market-pick-mp3-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-742530 JoJo Dancer Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:47:16 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13078#comment-742530 Funny, I really see this working the other way around. Songs getting cheaper and cheaper and eventually free as it becomes popular. Does this not make more sense? Funny, I really see this working the other way around. Songs getting cheaper and cheaper and eventually free as it becomes popular. Does this not make more sense?

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