Subject: Re: MP3 more expensive than a CD?
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-=> Nightfox wrote to All <=-
Ni> I came across Enya's latest album on Amazon, and I noticed they charge
Ni> more for it in MP3 format than for the CD:
Ni> http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Sky-Island-Enya/dp/B0168KQSNI/ref=sr_1_1_twi_
Ni> aud_2
Ni> I'm wondering why it would be more expensive in MP3 format, considering
Sounds like charging for convenience. Considering that not only is there no
physical media, but you don't need people to pack, label and dispatch them too,
it sounds like a rip off (pardon the pun).
Ni> there is no physical media to produce and ship. I'd think you might as
Ni> well buy the CD and make your own MP3s from it. I tend to still prefer
Ni> buying CDs over MP3 anyway (since MP3 is lossless, and I can rip the CD
Ni> to MP3 myself).
I agree, except for one thing. MP3 is _lossy_, not lossless. If it was
lossless, there would be no point buying the CD, you'd simply burn your own
from the MP3. ;)
... So easy, a child could do it. Child sold separately.
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