Comments on: ADVFilms Digital Downloads Review http://thepinksylphide.com/2007/11/25/advfilms-digital-downloads-review Somewhere in the Land of the Sugarplum Fairy Mon, 14 May 2012 16:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://thepinksylphide.com/2007/11/25/advfilms-digital-downloads-review/comment-page-1#comment-35 Chris Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:12:25 +0000 http://thepinksylphide.com/2007/11/25/advfilms-digital-downloads-review#comment-35 Thanks very much for that link! I hadn't seen it before. The relevant quote appears to be: <blockquote> We're experimenting with pricing now. Currently it's at $4.99 because, frankly, the licensors wouldn't let us go any lower. When we've got titles that are $30 retail for four or five episodes, while in their market two episodes is $78 on DVD, and we're asking them, “Hi guys, we want to do downloads at $1.99, with Apple.” They're like, “No way, are you out of your mind? We get what, 10 cents? No.” </blockquote> I've seen the prices for <span class="title">Ojamajo Doremi Naisho</span> (as well as the main series releases), and for the remastered <span class="title">Cardcaptor Sakura</span>, and the prices <em>are</em> very high over there, so it's understandable the reaction over prices. Unfortunately, the Japanese companies must believe that selling at $5.00 for one episode will sell more than selling at $1.00 for one episode. They must believe that an 80% price drop will not have a 500% payer increase. I wonder if that's true... Thanks very much for that link! I hadn’t seen it before. The relevant quote appears to be:

We’re experimenting with pricing now. Currently it’s at $4.99 because, frankly, the licensors wouldn’t let us go any lower. When we’ve got titles that are $30 retail for four or five episodes, while in their market two episodes is $78 on DVD, and we’re asking them, “Hi guys, we want to do downloads at $1.99, with Apple.” They’re like, “No way, are you out of your mind? We get what, 10 cents? No.”

I’ve seen the prices for Ojamajo Doremi Naisho (as well as the main series releases), and for the remastered Cardcaptor Sakura, and the prices are very high over there, so it’s understandable the reaction over prices. Unfortunately, the Japanese companies must believe that selling at $5.00 for one episode will sell more than selling at $1.00 for one episode. They must believe that an 80% price drop will not have a 500% payer increase. I wonder if that’s true…

]]> By: Shii http://thepinksylphide.com/2007/11/25/advfilms-digital-downloads-review/comment-page-1#comment-33 Shii Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:38:01 +0000 http://thepinksylphide.com/2007/11/25/advfilms-digital-downloads-review#comment-33 ADV says licensees won't let them use the iTunes store. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-05-30/john-ledford ADV says licensees won’t let them use the iTunes store.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-05-30/john-ledford

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