Amazon music: 99 cents for 256kbps MP3 DRM free

[Kevin Callahan]

On Sep 26, 2007, at 11:51 AM, Erik J. Barzeski wrote:

> Hi,
>
> "Kevin Callahan" <kcall at mac.com> wrote on 9/26/07 2:42 pm:
>>   Amazon:  99 cent DRM free, 256kbps MP3  tunes
>>
>> Is Amazon losing money?
>
> No. Apple isn't.

i just was trying to factor in the increased cost of delivering a  
file twice the size:

Apple's 128 are 99 , their 256 are 1.29
Amazon's 256 MP3 are 99


>
>> Will Apple do the same? offer 256kbps AAC for 99 instead of 1.29 ?
>
> I bought an iTunes Plus album for $9.99 today that cost $9.99 at  
> AmazonMP3.
>
> 192 AAC is probably about the same quality as 256 MP3.

yeah, I was just wondering about bandwidth costs  - and why Apple is  
charging 1.29 for 256k while Amazon is charging 99 for 256k

I figured Apple has to cover the increased costs of distributing the  
larger files.

???
K


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