{"id":1401,"date":"2009-10-09T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T10:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:31:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:31:16","slug":"digital-music-store-focus-hmv-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/digital-music-store-focus-hmv-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Music Store Focus &#8211; HMV.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hmv.com\/hmvweb\/navigate.do?pGroupID=8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1402 lazyload\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"HMV.com\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/hmv-300x283.gif\" alt=\"HMV.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/hmv-300x283.gif 300w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/hmv-430x407.gif 430w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/hmv.gif 993w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hmv.com\/hmvweb\/home.do?ctx=70000507;8;-1;-1;-1\">HMV\u2019s online store<\/a> is an extension of their high street business, and as such caters mainly to the mainstream. The prices are high but the catalogue is pretty varied; they&#8217;ve got deals with all the majors, and they do carry a lot of offers that cheapen their products, two-for-one deals etc. Another plus is that they provide a one stop shop for digital, physical and merchandise products in a more coherent, music oriented way than Amazon do (unless you visit their subsidiary, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.com\/\">Play.com<\/a>). There&#8217;s no subscription option or anything, it&#8217;s just a nice simple version of their bricks and mortar operation without you having to traipse those weary miles to the town centre, or possibly wheel down there on your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T3AeRbqhi0I\">special fat guy scooter<\/a>. RouteNote doesn&#8217;t currently distribute to HMV, but we can get you onto Amazon, who&#8217;ll make physical CD&#8217;s for you (soon).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HMV\u2019s online store is an extension of their high street business, and as such caters mainly to the mainstream. The prices are high but the catalogue is pretty varied; they&#8217;ve got deals with all the majors, and they do carry a lot of offers that cheapen their products, two-for-one deals etc. Another plus is that they provide a one stop shop for digital, physical and merchandise products in a more coherent, music oriented way than Amazon do (unless you visit their subsidiary, Play.com). 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