Comments on: Nine Inch Nails the Latest Artist to Give It Away for Free http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/nine-inch-nails-the-latest-artist-to-give-it-away-for-free/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sun, 27 May 2012 18:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jmc http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/nine-inch-nails-the-latest-artist-to-give-it-away-for-free/#comment-148346 jmc Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:51:05 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/03/03/nine-inch-nails-the-latest-artist-to-give-it-away-for-free/#comment-148346 From my sister, who went for the $10 download (which includes two cds upon release in April): <blockquote>Holy shit, all 2500 of the limited edition box sets (which go for $300!) sold out! The $75 package includes the CDs, data DVD, BluRay with songs and slideshow, and artwork. What does the "ultra deluxe" package have? </blockquote> I don't have any way to gage NIN fans, so it's not clear to me if the "free" download sold more albums or not. From my sister, who went for the $10 download (which includes two cds upon release in April):

Holy shit, all 2500 of the limited edition box sets (which go for $300!) sold out! The $75 package includes the CDs, data DVD, BluRay with songs and slideshow, and artwork. What does the “ultra deluxe” package have?

I don’t have any way to gage NIN fans, so it’s not clear to me if the “free” download sold more albums or not.

]]> By: jmc http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/nine-inch-nails-the-latest-artist-to-give-it-away-for-free/#comment-147437 jmc Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:57:57 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/03/03/nine-inch-nails-the-latest-artist-to-give-it-away-for-free/#comment-147437 I think Radiohead something similar to this a while back when they released In Rainbows independently. Their new album was free to download, with the hope that users pay by the honor system, paying what they thought the value was. My sister (who follows the music industry) reported back that the average amount "paid" was a relatively low amount, less than the average CD price. She wasn't sure if it garnered new fans, or if it bolstered CD sales when the hard copy CD was available (1/1/08), or if it sold more concert tickets. I think Radiohead something similar to this a while back when they released In Rainbows independently. Their new album was free to download, with the hope that users pay by the honor system, paying what they thought the value was. My sister (who follows the music industry) reported back that the average amount “paid” was a relatively low amount, less than the average CD price. She wasn’t sure if it garnered new fans, or if it bolstered CD sales when the hard copy CD was available (1/1/08), or if it sold more concert tickets.

]]> By: jenifer http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/nine-inch-nails-the-latest-artist-to-give-it-away-for-free/#comment-147426 jenifer Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:32:40 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/03/03/nine-inch-nails-the-latest-artist-to-give-it-away-for-free/#comment-147426 Just an FYI - You can get the first 9 tracks of this album for free, but if you want all 36 tracks it's running $5. Still an incredible bargain if you like their music, but the entire album isn't free. Just an FYI – You can get the first 9 tracks of this album for free, but if you want all 36 tracks it’s running $5. Still an incredible bargain if you like their music, but the entire album isn’t free.

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