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Link: Coping With Fury at a Price Hike

Inc. Magazine profiles eMusic and the way they dealt with their price hike last year. Stein knew there was only one way to prevent even more labels from jumping ship: raise prices for subscribers. He also knew that eMusic couldn’t … Continue reading

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Digital Music Sources and Price Elasticity

Holy crap. You ever notice how many places you can grab music from these days? Almost too many. iTunes Amazon Amie Street Lala.com eMusic And more. So now when I want to buy something new there are five sources to … Continue reading

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eMusic and Netflix Cancellation Messages

With both eMusic and Netflix you can choose to cancel an account or simply put it on hold until you decide to come back. What’s interesting is how they both approach the same thing. If you cancel eMusic you get … Continue reading

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eMusic’s Credit Economy – Feel the Pinch

Here’s another annoyance with eMusic. You can click-through to the Flickr page if you need to see it bigger, but basically this is a screenshot of the new Vitalic album on eMusic. It’s also a good demonstration of how eMusic’s … Continue reading

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The (eMusic) Final Countdown

Earlier this year eMusic changed their pricing plans. For years I had been on a 90-download per month plan. The time on my yearly plan is almost at an end and I’ll need to decide whether to resubscribe at the … Continue reading

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Link: eMusic CEO Explains Controversial Price Increase, Sony Deal

Wired interviews eMusic CEO Danny Stein about their recent price increases and the addition of Sony’s back catalog. Wired.com: What do you have to say to longtime subscribers who are so upset about prices going up? Stein: We knew it … Continue reading

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Link: Sony Adding All Songs Over Two Years Old To EMusic; EMusic Raising Prices [Cheap Music]

Sony is coming to eMusic, and eMusic will raise prices. This is the first I’m reading about the price increase. I haven’t received an email about my plan changing – I’m on an annual plan so I’m not sure they … Continue reading

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