Amazon Prime
I’m not sure what I think of this… Amazon is now offering Amazon Prime, where you pay US$79/year, and all your shipments are sent from Amazon with two-day shipping for free. Well, free after the US$79/year.
I think that this could actually be a boon to people who order a lot of things from Amazon… I’m considering signing up myself, then ordering all my CDs and DVDs from there. Typically I don’t order because I don’t want to pay for quick shipping, and I don’t want to order enough things to get free shipping. Also, free shipping has a bit of a wait.
Thinking about it, one can figure that this would be a flat-rate $2 for second day shipping on your first 40 items. This is a good price if one orders that much stuff from Amazon.
I wonder if I really would order more stuff from Amazon. I think I would, as Amazon’s prices are almost always cheaper than other local alternatives for music and DVDs.
Hmm…
Do they carry a lot of underground industrial/electronic/noise/etc.. stuff? I’ve noticed some Metropolis titles like VNV and Covenant, but if they carry a lot of stuff that Metropolis Mail order carries I might jump on that too.
It varies… You really need to check to see.
Actually they do have a big selection of that kind of music. They have a local Cleveland band, ThouShaltNot on amazon. That surprised me. Chances are, you’ll find what you want, or at least a used CD.
That, or hit up a more specialty online place like Forced Exposure for truely underground stuff. I used to shop at Neptune, but their selection is often crappy, and they charge ridiculous amounts for some stuff. Eg, a Hakan Lidbo single I ordered through them was over $20, when it was $12 from FE.