Comments on: How To: Get Consumers to Buy CDs Instead of MP3s http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/ Media consumer, tech enthusiast, and blogger Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Radiohead Gives Up On Free But Cold Play Gives It a Try | TechConsumer http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Radiohead Gives Up On Free But Cold Play Gives It a Try | TechConsumer Mon, 26 May 2008 08:22:37 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1573 [...] isn’t dead yet. And it’s not the only way. Check out “How To: Get Consumers to Buy CDs Instead of MP3s.” Subscribe to TechConsumer: RSS / Email Sphere It Amazon.com Widgets 1 [...] [...] isn’t dead yet. And it’s not the only way. Check out “How To: Get Consumers to Buy CDs Instead of MP3s.” Subscribe to TechConsumer: RSS / Email Sphere It Amazon.com Widgets 1 [...]

]]> By: roycifer http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 roycifer Thu, 01 May 2008 16:44:27 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1577 in the past i was always enticed by the extras (DVD). but i noticed the quality of content on these DVDs was usually pretty weak. the labels know that the simple inclusion of a DVD (regardless of quality) will help with sales. in the end, its just another desperate ploy by the industry. make the content worthy, then its worth caring about. in the past i was always enticed by the extras (DVD). but i noticed the quality of content on these DVDs was usually pretty weak. the labels know that the simple inclusion of a DVD (regardless of quality) will help with sales. in the end, its just another desperate ploy by the industry. make the content worthy, then its worth caring about.

]]> By: John Riley http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 John Riley Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:05:58 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1572 I think CD's should be priced a lot lower to entice people to buy a disc with nothing more than music on it. My purchases of Concert DVDs and CD's remastered with DTS and Dolby Digital Surround have far exceed my purchases of regular music CDs. In fact I scour the used bins at my local record for most of them. I think CD’s should be priced a lot lower to entice people to buy a disc with nothing more than music on it. My purchases of Concert DVDs and CD’s remastered with DTS and Dolby Digital Surround have far exceed my purchases of regular music CDs. In fact I scour the used bins at my local record for most of them.

]]> By: Paul Ellis http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 Paul Ellis Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1576 Good point, on the web everything is supposed to be free (ugh...) so most people probably wouldn't value it as being worth anything at all. Funny enough though, that is how much/little the DVD is worth to me. I wouldn't pay much more for either. Good point, on the web everything is supposed to be free (ugh…) so most people probably wouldn’t value it as being worth anything at all. Funny enough though, that is how much/little the DVD is worth to me. I wouldn’t pay much more for either.

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 Bob Caswell Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:38:07 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1579 Interesting, Paul. I wonder if a code for a "special content" site would be as appealing. It's just that I still value content coming on a DVD much more than watching the same stuff online. I guess it's just that if the CD is $4 more, I'm not willing to pay that $4 for access to something on the Internet. But I will pay it for a DVD. Interesting, Paul. I wonder if a code for a “special content” site would be as appealing. It’s just that I still value content coming on a DVD much more than watching the same stuff online.

I guess it’s just that if the CD is $4 more, I’m not willing to pay that $4 for access to something on the Internet. But I will pay it for a DVD.

]]> By: Paul Ellis http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Paul Ellis Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1575 You know it is funny, I only recently started considering buying digital downloads (with and/or because of Amazon's DRM-free music store). I still like having the uncompressed source so that I can change formats. I'm probably an isolated case though as I still rip my music into Ogg Vorbis instead of MP3/WMA/AAC. I did buy one disc that had a DVD with it too, and I have never watched the DVD. It doesn't do anything for me. Instead of including a DVD, they could include a code to get into a special website that had all of the same content, but then they wouldn't have to package it in for all of the people who will never watch them. You know it is funny, I only recently started considering buying digital downloads (with and/or because of Amazon’s DRM-free music store). I still like having the uncompressed source so that I can change formats. I’m probably an isolated case though as I still rip my music into Ogg Vorbis instead of MP3/WMA/AAC.

I did buy one disc that had a DVD with it too, and I have never watched the DVD. It doesn’t do anything for me. Instead of including a DVD, they could include a code to get into a special website that had all of the same content, but then they wouldn’t have to package it in for all of the people who will never watch them.

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Bob Caswell Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:37:10 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1574 Good to know I'm not alone, Kevin. Another thing we have in common, interestingly enough, is that even when we've bought CDs, they were from Amazon. Take Amazon out of the picture, and the last time I bought a CD was probably about 7 years ago. I guess I never want music so much (with the extra content) that I can't wait two days to get it (and if I really can't wait, I'm not going to the mall, I'd simply forgo the extra content and download instead). Good to know I’m not alone, Kevin. Another thing we have in common, interestingly enough, is that even when we’ve bought CDs, they were from Amazon. Take Amazon out of the picture, and the last time I bought a CD was probably about 7 years ago.

I guess I never want music so much (with the extra content) that I can’t wait two days to get it (and if I really can’t wait, I’m not going to the mall, I’d simply forgo the extra content and download instead).

]]> By: Kevin http://bobcaswell.com/2008/04/17/how-to-get-consumers-to-buy-cds-instead-of-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 Kevin Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:19:55 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=825#comment-1578 I completely agree with you, Bob, and a quick assessment of my CD-buying habits of late confirms that the way to get me to buy a CD is to offer something else of value along with it. If all I'm getting are the songs and a so-so glossy booklet, I'll pass. Particularly when the music is cheaper and easier to get on Amazon or iTunes (Seeing $10 albums on "Sale" at Virgin makes me shake my head), and physical storage space is ever harder to come by. The last CD I bought (and only one I can remember buying anytime in the last several years) was David Byrne's "The Knee Plays", which came with a DVD containing a phenomenal synchronized photo slide show (1 shot taken every 30 seconds) of Robert Wilson's performance work for which the music was originally written. Talk about worth it. Of course, this was preordered from Amazon... I completely agree with you, Bob, and a quick assessment of my CD-buying habits of late confirms that the way to get me to buy a CD is to offer something else of value along with it. If all I’m getting are the songs and a so-so glossy booklet, I’ll pass. Particularly when the music is cheaper and easier to get on Amazon or iTunes (Seeing $10 albums on “Sale” at Virgin makes me shake my head), and physical storage space is ever harder to come by.

The last CD I bought (and only one I can remember buying anytime in the last several years) was David Byrne’s “The Knee Plays”, which came with a DVD containing a phenomenal synchronized photo slide show (1 shot taken every 30 seconds) of Robert Wilson’s performance work for which the music was originally written. Talk about worth it. Of course, this was preordered from Amazon…

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