Dolemite wrote:
] flynn23 wrote:
] ] A fairly good article (from the Tennessean no less) about
] the
] ] state of the music industry and how it got here. With some
] ] interesting comments from labels, publishers, and
] distribution
] ] people
]
] From the article: But he said digital distribution could
] eliminate a lot of costs that now go in the pockets of
] middlemen. Record companies could conceivably sell albums for,
] say, $8 instead of $12 and make money.
]
] Where the hell can you buy a CD for $12 unless it's on sale?
] Other than that, good meme.

he's talking about the wholesale price that retailers pay. Of course, that doesn't keep Tower and Sam Goodie from continuing to mark it up into the stratosphere.

RE: The future of music is access to every track, all the time in ... a celestial jukebox - Sunday, 01/12/03