Nine Inch Nails proves to be successful with Ghosts release
Written by admin on March 14th, 2008 in Gadgets.
It seems Trent Reznor was right on with his latest album release for Ghosts I-IV. Based on “confirmed” reports the album has seen sales totaling 800,000 during the first week of its release, which in turn brought in $1.6 million. The 800,000 total included all forms of the album, including the free version which was Ghosts I, along with a combination of the other four available paid options. The paid options ranged in price from $5 for 36 DRM-free downloadable tracks to a $300 limited edition box set.
While this sounds like a great way for artists to release albums and it seems to offer a very successful business model, we cannot forget that Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor have been around for a long time now, with a very dedicated following. A new artist coming off the street, while they may have some success with a similar model, surely could not expect to raise $1.6 million over just one week. Overall well done NIN, Ghosts has become a favorite of mine.
Via [Macworld]
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