Amazon has announced that in 2008 the company will begin to expand Amazon MP3, its popular DRM-free digital music store to the international stage. The service, which is seen as a strong competitor to Apple's iTunes platform, sells all its songs DRM-free and in MP3 format meaning it is playable on most, if not all digital music-capable devices including the Zune, iPod Touch and mobile phones.
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so is the riaa/ifpi going to fix prices with amazon, just as they have forced on apple's itunes store around the globe i wonder?
seems digital distribution costs very little should we expect a single mp3 in the uk to cost the equivalent of the dollar price $0.99 = £0.49 and $5.99 = £3.02, but i think not as its rip off the global regions again, and the RIAA wonder why they are hated so much!
I'm more interested in knowing when they'll make international artist available in the states. I'm sure its not the majority, but there are alot of people in the US who are also interested in music from places other than the US.
notrainer@ Prices will probably be what feels like $1 and not such a literal price exchange. In Japan, CDs sale for about $24+ USD. Obviously their per download price will be more than a straight conversion of $1 because the market is used to prices like that. Thats not the RIAA being satan, its basic business practices.
Quote:Songs on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents and albums range from $5.99 to $9.99 USD. The company has not however disclosed a timeline for any of the individual Amazon MP3 international websites.
If this is what amazon is giving to consumers or is ready to give to consumers then appleitunes will have a decent competitor very soon that will give them a run for their money :)
