Apple’s iTunes LP 6 Months Later: LP What?

By Paul Bonanos

Mar. 9, 2010 - 12:00 AM PDT Mar. 9, 2010 - 12:00 AM PDT

If Apple’s iTunes LP format was supposed to give music fans a new reason to buy albums instead of individual songs, its impact on record sales has been a major disappointment. Six months after its introduction, the format is more a curiosity than a game-changer. Read more »

How-To: Create Your Own iTunes LP

By Andrew Flocchini

Jan. 15, 2010 - 8:45 AM PDT Jan. 15, 2010 - 8:45 AM PDT

The iTunes LP is the new format Apple has been pushing in iTunes. It’s more like a DVD than anything else. You have menus, music, photos, liner notes and videos. Since this is such a fresh format, not many albums are available in it yet. The […] Read more »

Rumor Has It: iTunes LP Authoring and Submission Coming to iDVD

By Darrell Etherington

Dec. 2, 2009 - 9:32 AM PDT Dec. 2, 2009 - 9:32 AM PDT

When Apple revealed its documents and templates detailing the process of creating iTunes LP and Extras for small studios and indie artists to take advantage of, it also noted that for the time being, submission would be manual, but that automated electronic submission was on its way. […] Read more »

Apple TV 3.0 Will Support iTunes LP and Extras, Needs More Still

By Darrell Etherington

Oct. 29, 2009 - 8:49 AM PDT Oct. 29, 2009 - 8:49 AM PDT

Apple recently introduced two new formats, iTunes LP and iTunes Extras, which deliver additional content to album and movie purchases, respectively. Apple also only just updated the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions agreement, and AppleInsider spotted some key changes in that document that point to an […] Read more »

Apple Promises iTunes LPs for All

By Charles Jade

Oct. 14, 2009 - 7:30 AM PDT Oct. 14, 2009 - 7:30 AM PDT

Just days after the head of an independent label claimed Apple was charging as much as $10,000 in production fees associated with the new media format, Apple has denied that there are any production charges at all. Even better, the iTunes LP format will soon be […] Read more »

$10,000 LPs Now Playing at the iTunes Store

By Charles Jade

Oct. 11, 2009 - 9:23 AM PDT Oct. 11, 2009 - 9:23 AM PDT

Introduced by none other than Steve Jobs at the Apple Music Event last month, the iTunes LP adds content like lyrics, liner notes, animation, and video interviews to the traditional album for a little more money, at least for the consumer. It turns out Apple is […] Read more »

iTunes 9: Deconstructing LPs & Extras

By Christopher Ryan

Sep. 14, 2009 - 10:00 AM PDT Sep. 14, 2009 - 10:00 AM PDT

Leading up to Apple’s music event last week, rumor sites had been circling about a new format from Apple that would provide additional content, like lyrics, liner notes, video interviews and more. The rumors came true as Apple announced yet one more way to spend more […] Read more »

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