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The Right to Re-Sell Purchased Digital Content

By David Harrell Uncategorized No Comments »

I've long believed that the pricing of digital albums, with the exception of the sub $5 specials at Amazon MP3 and the cheaper offerings in the eMusic catalog, too often fails to account for the loss of the potential resale value that purchasers of music CDs enjoy.

But from the details in this WSJ piece on Apple's foray into the digital textbook market, it appears that Apple is offering a substantial discount from physical book prices, one that is much greater than that of most digital music: Continue reading “The Right to Re-Sell Purchased Digital Content” »

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