And I was surprised to find Lotus flow3r with a figure with is not bad (for my expectations): 523,500 albums; I presume this is the whole set (as they mention Prince/Bria Valente in their entry), so that would make for 1,570,500 CDs sold in total.
Considering the best seller was Susan Boyle at 6,734,500 albums sold, it does not seem a flop all the way (which is what I expected, honestly).
The guys running this page stress that these figures are only "estimations", as reliable as they can get; for further info on their methods, go here.
Besides, if we assume that Prince was getting a significant part of the retail price as profit (let's say $2 per set, to use a conservative figure), that would make for roughly $ 1 million of benefit.
If we consider that he's charging that amount per live show, and if we assume that one third of the amount is net profit, then the conclusion is clear:
Album releases are only worth these days as promotional tool, not as a real money maker. Prince can make the same amount of money by playing three gigs.
(All of the above are of course my assumptions, I have no access to real figures).
If we consider that he's charging that amount per live show, and if we assume that one third of the amount is net profit, then the conclusion is clear:
Album releases are only worth these days as promotional tool, not as a real money maker. Prince can make the same amount of money by playing three gigs.
(All of the above are of course my assumptions, I have no access to real figures).
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