- How many fans payed for the album (and wich percentage)?

2 out of 5 downloaders pay for In Rainbows by Raiohead.

38% paid while 62% did not.

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1883

- How the album financial results compared with other Radiohead albuns?

Almost 2 million copies of In Rainbows have sold. At at average of $6 per copy, that equals about 12 million dollars.

That is a far cry from other Radiohead releases.

However, it is inadequate to calculate the financial gains of any album when only considering album sales.

- Does it give a clue if it´s a good strategy to repeat this strategy on different information products?

Yes, it does give the record industry a "clue" as to an alternative strategy to make money from music.

It has been said that there are 5 different options for the future success of the music industry. Pay-what-you-want is one of them. Other options include:

Free

Pay By Popularity

Subscription

Music Tax

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/music/what-is-the-future-business-model-of-the-music-industry
Source(s):
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9811013-7.html

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1883

http://cbs5.com/entertainment/radiohead.in.rainbows.2.565852.html

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9088/Radiohead%27s+%27In+Rainbows%27+Paid+for+...

http://kingofgng.com/eng/2008/08/10/in-rainbows-downloads-confirm-p2p-attra...


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