The other thing to think about here is that emusic doesn't have a catalog of new music like other services. They only offer the back catalog (out of print music) from the labels they partner with. So that $10-15/month is for 40-65 tracks that you can't buy on CD, and none that are available on cd. As far as I'm concerned, their niche was taking the back catalog (that wasn't making any money for anyone) and making some money from it. This was great for me since I love jazz and there are a gazillion jazz albums that are out of print but have excellent stuff. For new music, emusic has never been an alternative. Now they're charging for the back catalog as if it were new music. Not interested!
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The other thing to think about here is that emusic doesn't have a catalog of new music like other services. They only offer the back catalog (out of print music) from the labels they partner with. So that $10-15/month is for 40-65 tracks that you can't buy on CD, and none that are available on cd. As far as I'm concerned, their niche was taking the back catalog (that wasn't making any money for anyone) and making some money from it. This was great for me since I love jazz and there are a gazillion jazz albums that are out of print but have excellent stuff. For new music, emusic has never been an alternative. Now they're charging for the back catalog as if it were new music. Not interested!