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sassanik · 08-07-2008, 05:27 AM

I think that where the MP3 industry has gone wrong is in the pricing. My uncle gets pissed that I have "illegal" copies of music on my machine. My argument is that I don't buy music. I happily bought music online and PAID money when I could get it through allofmp3.com (which has been shut down) because I felt they charged a reasonable price. MP3 music is over priced IMO. Especially when I can go down to my library and check out the CD and burn it onto my computer.

I rarely buy CD's, I can think of 3 that I have bought in the last 5 years, and only because I love those artists. I feel that unless the companies come down in price, I think .20 to .30 a song is a reasonable price that I would be willing to pay. I will go to my library and check out CD's.

The digital copy right thing on ebooks is silly I think. If people really want to change the format they will. They would be better served to spend the money on other things.

I don't think that ebook piracy is necassarily on the rise, rather that more ebooks are available, therefore there are more available from "pirated" websites. 2 out of 100 books is not that much of a difference than 20 out of 1000, they are still a smaller percentage out of the books that available as a whole.

Amy

08-07-2008, 05:27 AM	#125
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	reasonable price I think that where the MP3 industry has gone wrong is in the pricing. My uncle gets pissed that I have "illegal" copies of music on my machine. My argument is that I don't buy music. I happily bought music online and PAID money when I could get it through allofmp3.com (which has been shut down) because I felt they charged a reasonable price. MP3 music is over priced IMO. Especially when I can go down to my library and check out the CD and burn it onto my computer. I rarely buy CD's, I can think of 3 that I have bought in the last 5 years, and only because I love those artists. I feel that unless the companies come down in price, I think .20 to .30 a song is a reasonable price that I would be willing to pay. I will go to my library and check out CD's. The digital copy right thing on ebooks is silly I think. If people really want to change the format they will. They would be better served to spend the money on other things. I don't think that ebook piracy is necassarily on the rise, rather that more ebooks are available, therefore there are more available from "pirated" websites. 2 out of 100 books is not that much of a difference than 20 out of 1000, they are still a smaller percentage out of the books that available as a whole. Amy