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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 7, 2017 13:52:49 GMT
Generally Download only, unless a signed copy (or if CD is the same price as Download). I have occasionally been known to double-dip if I've bought download first but then decided I needed the CD or in the case of Dorian Gray, CD boxset of series 1 & 2 first and then bought the downloads in a sale later (I like the download backup for CDs)
Cheers
Tony
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 20:32:40 GMT
Add me to the list of download-only customers.
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Post by barnabaslives on Feb 8, 2017 3:06:06 GMT
I purchase downloads except for CD-only items. It's tempting sometimes to want to upgrade to CD but I'd probably better not since I don't actually have room for the relatively few CDs I have. The CDs I do have I'm keeping as backup so far since in the case of drive failure I can't just download another copy from my Big Finish user account.
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Post by elkawho on Feb 8, 2017 4:35:21 GMT
Oh, the exception to the my download only comment. I did buy the 10th Doctor boxset on CD. It was just that special to me.
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Post by Ela on Feb 8, 2017 17:09:54 GMT
Generally Download only, unless a signed copy (or if CD is the same price as Download). I have occasionally been known to double-dip if I've bought download first but then decided I needed the CD or in the case of Dorian Gray, CD boxset of series 1 & 2 first and then bought the downloads in a sale later (I like the download backup for CDs) Cheers Tony Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that. I'll also buy a CD if there's an option to get a signed one.
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Post by theotherjosh on Feb 9, 2017 15:54:56 GMT
I go with the downloads both because they are cheaper, and because they are more convenient. I used to buy the CDs on Amazon before I got a BF account, and the CDs would go straight into storage once I ripped them onto my computer. Selling them but keeping the downloads seems unethical, if not illegal. Plus, I'm way too lazy to figure out the logistics of selling them. Pretty much exactly this. I bought a CD in December because I wanted a physical copy of that month's Vortex, but the last CD I bought before that was one I picked up at a convention so I would have something to listen to on the ride home. Downloads are just too convenient, especially with the app.
Plus, Big Finish has mentioned that they lose sales due to piracy. This isn't exactly the same, and I haven't read the terms of service recently enough to know if selling the CDs but keeping the downloads is a violation, but it certainly feels like one, and I do think such an act would be harmful to Big Finish, so I won't do it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2017 19:05:29 GMT
Add me to the list of download-only customers. Me too.
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Post by ulyssessarcher on Feb 9, 2017 19:05:49 GMT
Piracy is something I don't think BF could fix. This just seems to be a loophole that some exploit, that I would love to see BF close. Every day I go to ebay and search 'doctor who big finish' both worldwide and descriptive. And more often than not, I see the brand new releases for sale right after they have been published.
About half the time, the cost doesn't cover the initial price it could have been bought for from buing from Bf, but does cover the pre order price sometimes, so my theory is that this is a download listener who helps pay for their purchase by upgrading to cd, then selling the cd. As far as capitalism goes, it's brilliant.
I don't think its immoral, or unethical, it's just exploiting a loophole that BF has, and I don't know BF could close it, without actually taking the download away from cd purchasers, and I know many of the folks who buy cd's on here are against that, because they listen to the download as well.
Another idea could be to give the option of a download or a small credit toward your next purchase. That's an idea that would actually benefit me(surprise surprise), but, I would like to see BF put an end to the loophole that is actually hurting their bottom line, probably not enough to make that much of a dent, it could be a total non issue, I don't do BF's financials, but I sure do want them around for at least the next 25 years or so, after that, Ill either be dead or back in the asylum.
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Post by ulyssessarcher on Feb 9, 2017 19:09:58 GMT
Generally Download only, unless a signed copy (or if CD is the same price as Download). I have occasionally been known to double-dip if I've bought download first but then decided I needed the CD or in the case of Dorian Gray, CD boxset of series 1 & 2 first and then bought the downloads in a sale later (I like the download backup for CDs) Cheers Tony Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that. I'll also buy a CD if there's an option to get a signed one. They sell signed ones? How did I miss that? The two autographs I want is probably not gonna happen, Maggie Stables was brilliant, and Nicolas Courtney created my favorite character. It's a small list.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Feb 9, 2017 19:32:36 GMT
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that. I'll also buy a CD if there's an option to get a signed one. They sell signed ones? How did I miss that? The two autographs I want is probably not gonna happen, Maggie Stables was brilliant, and Nicolas Courtney created my favorite character. It's a small list. There have been a few instances. The pre-orders for the Tom Baker and Colin Baker interview disks and also for the first series of the Omega Factor came signed for CD orders - I don't recall any others, but someone will chime in if I missed one. When it has been done there has been a cut off date when signed copies would nolonger be available.
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Post by muckypup on Feb 9, 2017 19:46:07 GMT
Piracy is something I don't think BF could fix. This just seems to be a loophole that some exploit, that I would love to see BF close. Every day I go to ebay and search 'doctor who big finish' both worldwide and descriptive. And more often than not, I see the brand new releases for sale right after they have been published. About half the time, the cost doesn't cover the initial price it could have been bought for from buing from Bf, but does cover the pre order price sometimes, so my theory is that this is a download listener who helps pay for their purchase by upgrading to cd, then selling the cd. As far as capitalism goes, it's brilliant. I don't think its immoral, or unethical, it's just exploiting a loophole that BF has, and I don't know BF could close it, without actually taking the download away from cd purchasers, and I know many of the folks who buy cd's on here are against that, because they listen to the download as well. Another idea could be to give the option of a download or a small credit toward your next purchase. That's an idea that would actually benefit me(surprise surprise), but, I would like to see BF put an end to the loophole that is actually hurting their bottom line, probably not enough to make that much of a dent, it could be a total non issue, I don't do BF's financials, but I sure do want them around for at least the next 25 years or so, after that, Ill either be dead or back in the asylum. But it's not really hurting them too much or they would have stopped it long ago. people buying from Amazon, ripping then selling on is far more damaging. BF only get a small percent of the original cost. buy from them because you get the download for free, but they get 100% (less taxes), the small percent who sell on is peanuts compared to the losses from torrent sites. chances are you will buy direct next time in the hope that you can make a bit more than the discount by buying from Amazon. as they have said they cannot match Amazon on prices but can give you extra stuff like a download. i know it seems like a big deal but it's not as big a problem as digital piracy, they at least get paid.
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Post by theotherjosh on Feb 9, 2017 19:52:38 GMT
Piracy is something I don't think BF could fix. This just seems to be a loophole that some exploit, that I would love to see BF close. Every day I go to ebay and search 'doctor who big finish' both worldwide and descriptive. And more often than not, I see the brand new releases for sale right after they have been published. About half the time, the cost doesn't cover the initial price it could have been bought for from buing from Bf, but does cover the pre order price sometimes, so my theory is that this is a download listener who helps pay for their purchase by upgrading to cd, then selling the cd. As far as capitalism goes, it's brilliant. I don't think its immoral, or unethical, it's just exploiting a loophole that BF has, and I don't know BF could close it, without actually taking the download away from cd purchasers, and I know many of the folks who buy cd's on here are against that, because they listen to the download as well. Another idea could be to give the option of a download or a small credit toward your next purchase. That's an idea that would actually benefit me(surprise surprise), but, I would like to see BF put an end to the loophole that is actually hurting their bottom line, probably not enough to make that much of a dent, it could be a total non issue, I don't do BF's financials, but I sure do want them around for at least the next 25 years or so, after that, Ill either be dead or back in the asylum.
You're right. I didn't mean to imply that it was on the same level as piracy, so I apologize if it came across like that.
I think the current situation probably represents the least bad compromise. Some kind of DRM would probably slow down pirates, but it also makes it inconvenient for legitimate users, and it always seems to be circumvented by the bad guys after a while.
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Post by kimalysong on Feb 9, 2017 20:01:19 GMT
They sell signed ones? How did I miss that? The two autographs I want is probably not gonna happen, Maggie Stables was brilliant, and Nicolas Courtney created my favorite character. It's a small list. There have been a few instances. The pre-orders for the Tom Baker and Colin Baker interview disks and also for the first series of the Omega Factor came signed for CD orders - I don't recall any others, but someone will chime in if I missed one. When it has been done there has been a cut off date when signed copies would nolonger be available. Picture of Dorian Gray was signed by Alex Vlahos And also as others have mentioned selling your CD second hand on EBAY is not exactly the same thing as uploading a download illegally. Yes I am sure Big Finish would rather have the customer buy from them then EBAY or even Amazon for that matter. But it's still only the loss of 1 sale. Putting up an illegal download has the potential to cost them thousands of sales. You buy the CD and then illegally post the download now anyone can download it there is no restriction. This is what hurts Big Finish not some second hand CD sales. Though granted if too many people buy from EBAY or Amazon that could hurt Big Finish in the long because they certainly make money off those direct sales.
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Post by Whovitt on Feb 9, 2017 23:52:02 GMT
They sell signed ones? How did I miss that? The two autographs I want is probably not gonna happen, Maggie Stables was brilliant, and Nicolas Courtney created my favorite character. It's a small list. There have been a few instances. The pre-orders for the Tom Baker and Colin Baker interview disks and also for the first series of the Omega Factor came signed for CD orders - I don't recall any others, but someone will chime in if I missed one. When it has been done there has been a cut off date when signed copies would nolonger be available. The interview disc for Jacqueline Pearce was also signed for those who pre-ordered
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Post by kimalysong on Feb 9, 2017 23:56:14 GMT
I forgot Frankenstein was also a signed release
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 0:06:04 GMT
There have been a few instances. The pre-orders for the Tom Baker and Colin Baker interview disks and also for the first series of the Omega Factor came signed for CD orders - I don't recall any others, but someone will chime in if I missed one. When it has been done there has been a cut off date when signed copies would nolonger be available. The interview disc for Jacqueline Pearce was also signed for those who pre-ordered If we go back far enough, the various 'Music from the __th Doctor Audio Adventures' CD releases all had copies available from Big Finish, signed by the respective doctors for a limited time. Also, the 'Drama Showcase' range had signed CDs available from BF for pre-order copies too. There might be some more but most of my signed Doctor Who Main Range CDs came from Tenth Planet, who actually did signings for most BF releases, so there are plenty of Big Finish CDs out there signed by most Doctor/Companions. (Anyone looking for something specific should check eBay.)
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Post by redsharkJason on Feb 10, 2017 4:12:36 GMT
Instead of buying from the more economic options: Amazon, Book Depository, eBay, etc. I only purchase my CDs from BigFinish.com. The largest factor why is that I receive legal access to an online digital backup of that CD story. The only time I buy from eBay is for out of print items, and Book Depository is my go-to for BBC physical audio purchases.
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Post by nudge on Sept 14, 2017 13:12:27 GMT
Piracy is something I don't think BF could fix. This just seems to be a loophole that some exploit, that I would love to see BF close. Every day I go to ebay and search 'doctor who big finish' both worldwide and descriptive. And more often than not, I see the brand new releases for sale right after they have been published. About half the time, the cost doesn't cover the initial price it could have been bought for from buing from Bf, but does cover the pre order price sometimes, so my theory is that this is a download listener who helps pay for their purchase by upgrading to cd, then selling the cd. As far as capitalism goes, it's brilliant. I don't think its immoral, or unethical, it's just exploiting a loophole that BF has, and I don't know BF could close it, without actually taking the download away from cd purchasers, and I know many of the folks who buy cd's on here are against that, because they listen to the download as well. Another idea could be to give the option of a download or a small credit toward your next purchase. That's an idea that would actually benefit me(surprise surprise), but, I would like to see BF put an end to the loophole that is actually hurting their bottom line, probably not enough to make that much of a dent, it could be a total non issue, I don't do BF's financials, but I sure do want them around for at least the next 25 years or so, after that, Ill either be dead or back in the asylum. Whilst looking at Ebay UK I remembered this forum thread. The Night Witches is released just today and already there are a couple of Ebay listings. It does highlight that Big Finish could be impacting their own profitability by including a free download with all CD purchases.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 15:42:04 GMT
Downloads only for me mainly because - 1. Cheaper. With international postage , CDs are exorbitant, 2. No storage space required Am happy doing downloads . only a few exceptions like Tenth doctor v2 limited edition which I just had to buy.
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Post by trinitymaster491 on Sept 14, 2017 17:10:17 GMT
I like to have CD and download. It makes me feel like I properly own the release by having a physical copy even if I only listen to it by download. I display my cd's on the shelf in timeline order, not by range. It's great for deciding which era of Who to listen to.
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