This is potentially a very interesting concept. According to the Web site, 'la la' is launching on July 4th (although Spin says June 8) and is described as the following:
With choice quickly disappearing, 'la la' opens the largest, most diverse music store on earth with 1.8 million album titles available for trade at $1 each - same price as a song download except the extra penny buys the rest of the album.
'lala.com' works like an online music co-op where members trade-in CDs they have for CDs they want from other members. CDs are sent through the mail in pre-paid envelopes provided by 'la la'. "Trading CDs is an affordable way to experiment and try new music," said Bill Nguyen, 'la la' co-founder. 'la la' also offers new full length albums and will sell digital album downloads, no singles. While there is no obligation to do so, 'la la' is setting aside 20% of trading revenues for musicians.
I'm interested in checking this out when it launches. The key will obviously be the available music because I don't think it will be a place where people go to buy music. I have to respect the effort though, I hope it's a worthwhile venture.
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lala.com is now open to the public.
Read more at: http://www.Rumboard.com
I think every person ought to read it.
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