is this the new business model?
Radiohead has a new album coming out called In Rainbows. It’s only available from their site for now, either as a download (released Oct 10) or as a “discbox” that includes the CD, a bonus CD, two records, and assorted photos, books, etc. (released Dec 3). (via rex)
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So the folks who want to buy the sounds can do that, those who want a physical doo-dad can buy one and those fans who want the extra stuff can buy that, too.
To tell the truth, I’m torn. I’d like to hear the stuff when it comes out, but I also think as an experiment, the idea of music+other goodies is interesting. Some people will vote more than once . . . .
The Big Deal about this is that the digital download has no fixed price: you pay what you like. The discbox, on the other hand, weighs in at £40, more than US$80, at present.
So what’s it worth? iTunes would charge US$9.99, AMZNmp3 the same, I expect. It will be interesting to see how many orders they take, in advance of release (Oct 10) and how many afterwards.