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news.cnet.com - 4/8/2009

Amazon follows Apple to $1.29

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Updated on Wednesday with details about other online music stores. As expected , Apple on Tuesday introduced variable pricing on iTunes, meaning that some popular tracks now cost $1.29 instead of $0.99. Less expected: Amazon.com has followed Apple into the fray. Scroll down today's list of ...

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technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 4/8/2009

Amazon MP3 Matches iTunes with Its Own Variable Pricing

— technologyexpert.blogspot.com — It's not exactly the type of price match people think of when they hear the words "price... match," and it sure wasn't something I had expected so soon, but it's here. On the same day that Apple rolled out variable, tiered pricing on iTunes, Amazon.com did the same. Take a look at the Best ... (more) Amazon MP3 Matches iTunes with Its Own Variable Pricing

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technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 4/7/2009

Amazon Makes a Slight Dent in iTunes Market Share

— technologyexpert.blogspot.com — Amazon MP3 launched in September 2007, and when it did I wanted it to succeed, as a... market dominated by one dominant giant (iTunes) gives Apple too much power. And they've managed to cut out a decent market share for themselves, with 16% piece of the action, according to the market research ... (more) Amazon Makes a Slight Dent in iTunes Market Share

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Variable Pricing Debuts at the iTunes Store

— technologyexpert.blogspot.com — As expected , variable pricing debuted on the iTunes Store on Tuesday. The new tiers are $0.69,... $0.99, and $1.29. What I didn't expect was how hard it is to find $0.69 songs. There are a couple of "Great Songs at a Great Price" links on the front page of iTunes that link to Rock and R&B ... (more) Variable Pricing Debuts at the iTunes Store

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Amazon, Walmart follow Apple in variable pricing
TechSpot — ... to iTunes, the two major online music retailers are quietly making the same shift . Amazon MP3 now has prices ranging from a low of $0.79 to a high of $1.29, the same as iTunes, while Walmart is still marginally cheaper going from a low of $0.64 to a high of $1.24. Hit songs in general will cost more, while music from an emerging artist might be priced at the lower end of the scale to encourage purchases. However, prices for a particular song can vary from site to site, requiring music shoppers looking for the cheapest price to compare across stores.

Amazon Follows iTunes' Variable Pricing Lead
Maximum PC — Say it isn't so, Amazon! Taking a page from iTunes' recently announced (as in yesterday) variable pricing scale, Amazon has decided to follow suit just one day later. Boo, hiss! Apple's iTunes yesterday introduced a variable pricing model where songs sell for $0.69, $0.99, and $1.29. The move earned Amazon some short-lived praise for staying under a buck, but that all goes out the window today. To be fair, the blame more than likely goes to the music studios, who may have raised prices in exchange for serving up DRM-free titles. Amazon and Apple aren't alone in switching to variable pricing, as it appears to have also ...