Comment Re:If they're serious about it, then it is (Score 1) 574
They (we) do it in Europe. In Serbia, at least.
Prices for "regular" CD/DVDs are sometimes even higher here than in US -- average DVD movie costs around 20$, music CDs are about 15$. Which is ridiculous if you have in mind that average monthly wage is around 250$. So naturally, original CDs/DVDs weren't selling that well, as everyone just bought 1$ pirated CDs.
Then, someone came to their mind and started selling movies -- domestic first, then foreign -- for 3-4$ on the newsstands. As you can imagine, sales soared and now there is at least dozen new releases every week available to anyone. And with prices like that, many people are buying movies they would never even consider buying.
Prices for "regular" CD/DVDs are sometimes even higher here than in US -- average DVD movie costs around 20$, music CDs are about 15$. Which is ridiculous if you have in mind that average monthly wage is around 250$. So naturally, original CDs/DVDs weren't selling that well, as everyone just bought 1$ pirated CDs.
Then, someone came to their mind and started selling movies -- domestic first, then foreign -- for 3-4$ on the newsstands. As you can imagine, sales soared and now there is at least dozen new releases every week available to anyone. And with prices like that, many people are buying movies they would never even consider buying.
