Mike’s Hotdish

Well, sort of… Nine Inch Nails is taking RadioHead’s lead and are giving away their music, or at least the first volume of 4. Unlike the donation model of RadioHead, Nine Inch Nails is offering a couple choices. You can download the first volume for free, the whole album digitally (and DRM-Free) for $5, for $10 you get both CDs (and a digital download copy), and the prices go on up from there.

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So did NIN get it right? I don’t know, but this seems to be the best method in my opinion. Why? Taking the words from Scott Sigler, it is just like crack; you give them samples to get them hooked, then you offer the good stuff for a price and they are willing to pay. On top of that, they have options for the super fans. I plan on downloading the free “sample” and if I like it, I’ll be buying the 2 CD set.

While the site is down, you can still purchase the complete Ghosts I-IV here from Amazon’s MP3 store for only $5. The MP3s are high quality and DRM-free. You can also order the deluxe and limited edition packages from Artist in Residence.

If you’re familiar with BitTorrent, you can download Ghosts I, the first of the four volumes, for free, from our official upload at The Pirate Bay.

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