Saturday, May 3, 2014

10 Little Known Secrets about #iTunes Store



As an avid collector of Movies and Music and practically an #iTunes and DVD-Blu-Ray junkie, thought it would be helpful to let other's know some of the less advertised aspects of #iTunes and making purchases.  

TV Shows
1) Often the Premiere episode of New TV series and sometimes the 1st Episode of Old Series are available for Free Download. (Example you can download for Free as of 5/3/2014 the First Episode of '24' Seasons 1 thru 8)

2) The Best time to buy a Season Pass for new TV series is often when it first comes out, often they are discounted quite substantially versus once the show becomes a hit. (Example before the CW Arrow TV show became a hit, its 1st Season Pass was available for nearly half the price it currently goes for of $49.99)

Music
3) Music albums go on sale from time to time, some as low as $7.99.  So that favorite album you didn't get for regular price may show up in the Sales section, so check it out or include it in your #itunes Wish List (Example Latin Stars like Shakira, Marc Anthony and Pitbull + more with albums released just a year or less ago are currently on sale for only $7.99 as of 5/3/2014)


4) If you Pre-Order Albums, you can sometimes get a Single from the album early and Pre-Orders can also come at great discounted prices (Example: Coldplay's upcoming album is avail for $9.99 and you can get a new single from it now)


Disclaimer:  Sometimes Music Pre-Orders do not include any Deluxe Editions that may be released later or only available if you buy Physical CDs which come with extras not available digitally, so if you're really into having the Deluxe Edition it may pay to just wait.

Movies
5) There's a Movie of the Week section where you can rent some of the Industry's Major Release for as low as 99 cents (Example 2013 Breakout Hit 'Fruitvale Station' is currently available as a 99 cents rental as of 5/3/2014)


6) If you Pre-Order a Movie that's coming to  theaters it often comes at a Great Discount, plus may include extras, such as discounted prices for previous movies if it's part of a Sequel Series, which may not be available if you wait till after the movie is released in theaters and before it's official release on DVD/Blu-Ray (Example The Amazing Spider Man 2, in theaters as of May 2nd is available for Pre-Order at $17.99 right now, plus includes discounts on Previous Spider-Man movies)


7) Many Theatrical releases now get an Early Digital release and often at Great Prices versus waiting several weeks later when the DVD/Blu-Ray releases are set to drop, like recent Oscar Nominee 'Her' and Sci-Fi Comic Book film released earlier in 2014 'I Frankenstein' and based off work created by Kevin Grevioux (pictured for reference only, not an endorsement by him of this post in any manner) are both available for ($14.99)






Disclaimer: Digitial Releases aren't always cheaper than waiting for the physical DVD-Blu-Ray release, but for consumers of Digital releases the payoff of convenience often trumps the extra cost.  You decide.

8) Wish Lists on iTunes is a Great way to keep track of the items you want to track for future purchase.  The nice thing about them is if you purchase something from your wish list on iTunes it automatically gets removed.

9)These are just a few notables. Other things include  You can Listen to some Artist's Music Albums in full before their slated Release, Exclusives for TV Series - only available on itunes, Indie Films, Theatrical Releases available at same time as in Theater albeit at higher prices sometimes. The list goes on


10) That being said the best thing to do is to: Explore, Explore, Explore the iTunes Store. There are often lots of hidden gems and discount areas you may be pleasantly surprised that could do wonders for your digital spending budget.

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