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iTunes Store Now Infected with Variable Pricing, Amazon Still $0.99

by Thomas Ricker on April 7, 2009 at 03:34 PM

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iTunes_top_tracks_1_29_Amazon_0_99_thanks_record_labels'; As promised, variable pricing has now been implemented at the iTunes music store. Already, we're seeing most of top 10 singles and 33 of the top 100 hitting the top price-point of $1.29 (encoded as DRM-free 256kbps AAC). Interesting as Amazon's uncomfortably similar top 10 list has all these ...
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Amazon MP3 Offering Coldplay Albums for as Little as $1.99

by Terrence O'Brien on June 19, 2008 at 05:22 PM

Amazon is looking to blunt Apple's iTunes-exclusive marketing blitz surrounding Coldplay's new album 'Viva la Vida.' Despite Apple's claims of exclusivity, 'Viva la Vida' is the number one selling album on the Amazon MP3 store. Amazon's plan of action is to greatly undercut Apple on prices. Coldplay's new album is a full dollar cheaper at Amazon ($8.99) than on iTunes, but the really dirt cheap ...
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