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I think both Trent Reznor and Stephen King missed the point. Offering something people want at a high price might work, or it might not, but you've definitely reduced the market by setting the price high. The album... making the free one as good or better than most people's mp3's are anyway (better than iTunes, for example), then offering a "perfect" version if you pay... it's a tip jar by another name. In many ways it's actually a good parallel to the hardback/paperback market with books, in that the expensive copy offers no extra content, only a different form factor. Surprise - selling premium priced content rarely outdoes free.
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