[FA Worldmusic] Downloads

[neal copperman - AMP Concerts]

If you want to see how this works on a smaller scale, check out:

http://www.sheeba.ca/store/

Issa (formerly Jane Simberry) started "selling" her music in that way 
about a year ago.  She takes it one step further by having an 
unstaffed merch booth at her shows too.  So even the CD's are paid 
for as people see fit.

She has various pricing suggestions on her site and statistics so 
people can see what people are doing.

Currently, people are paying an average of $1.18 (Canadian?) per 
song, with 80% of the people paying the suggested rate, 6% paying 
below and 14% paying above.

One caveat, I can't figure out what those statistics cover.  19% 
download for free (is that included).  57% download with a pay later 
option (do they really pay later?).

Still, it is interesting to see what she is up to.

neal

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At 11:55 AM -0400 10/1/07, Todd Walker wrote:
>Radiohead is about to make some history??
>
>Radiohead new album: music industry react to unique release
>
>Experts predict 'In Rainbows' will 'change how people think about music'
>4 hours ago Music industry experts are saying the unique way Radiohead's new
>album 'In Rainbows' is being released will revolutionise the way people
>think about music.
>
>The band have not set a price for the download version of the album, leaving
>the "price" field blank, to let customers decided how much to pay for it.
>
>Adam Benzine of music industry bible 'Music Week' said it will really shake
>things up in terms of album pricing.
>
>"Radiohead have really put the cat amongst the pigeons with this one," he
>told NME.COM. "The album will revolutionise the way people think about
>music. It had already forced people to question how much music is actually
>worth. I saw a posting on a forum with a fan saying he would pay ?2.50 for
>it!
>
>"Radiohead have always been about asking questions of their audience. When
>they did their 'tent tour', they wanted to do a tour without any branding."
>
>Benzine added that it will have a lasting impact on the future of the music
>industry.
>
>"The timing of this comes when The Charlatans are giving their album away as
>a free download, Prince is giving a DVD away as a covermount free with 'The
>Observer' and Travis gave away a veritable Best Of free with the 'Mail On
>Sunday'," he explained. "This move continues the changing musical landscape
>for established artists."
>
>
>Todd Walker
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+todd=imnworld.com at folk.org
>[mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+todd=imnworld.com at folk.org]On Behalf Of
>Ian Menzies
>Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:48 AM
>To: FA-Worldmusic; World Lead; Worldmusica; Maplepost
>Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Downloads
>
>
>Intersting piece in the NY Times this morning.
>
>"Starting tomorrow at certain Starbucks stores, a person with an iPhone or
>iTunes software loaded onto a laptop can download the songs they hear over
>the speakers directly onto those devices. The price will be 99 cents a song,
>a small price, Starbucks says, to satisfy an immediate urge."
>
>http://tinyurl.com/2je2k8
>
>Ian M
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