HeadphoneAddict Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I am going to cancel after I use these 50 credits I have. Used to be able to buy a 1 song album for one credit, now it is 12 credits minimum per album - which applies to much of the stuff I saved for later. It would have been cheaper to buy some bonus credits and clean out my saved list last month, and cancel then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSeibert Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 To clarify, it's 12 credits for a 6 or 8 song album so you can get the last song. You can't just buy that song for 4 credits or any other price. Ironically, eMusic, when they trying to sell their price increase as a great deal, tried to claim the 12-credit album pricing would be a great boon for jazz and classical fans. Right. Jazz albums often being only five or six songs. I agree with Dusty, it would be one thing to charge more for a 20 minute symphonic track. But holding out the signature song on an pop album - the one that most people who are only interested in one track would go for - is just scummy. Uncompressed music, at least most of the sort of stuff I buy, on physical CDs no less, is running about $7 an album including shipping on Amazon New and Used now. Even if eMusic hadn't turned to sleaze, they wouldn't make much sense at the new prices. -Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecclesand Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Yeah...as much of a pain in the ass it is to buy redbook and then rip them to my hard drive, it's worth it to not patronize EMusic. Plus you get lossless quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 A year later and more changes in the same direction... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/business/media/18emusic.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSeibert Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 The ray of light, after eMusic's turn toward the dark side and Lala's untimely demise would seem to be Mog, which probably deserves its own thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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