Whitney Houston and the Politics of Posthumous Pricing - In the News - Truthdig

Whitney Houston and the Politics of Posthumous Pricing - In the News - Truthdig: Early on Sunday morning, somewhere around 4 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, the going price on iTunes of “The Ultimate Collection,” a greatest-hits compilation by the newly departed musical icon Whitney Houston, jumped up by 60% on the UK version of Apple’s iTunes store. By Sunday night, the price had dropped, but by then The Guardian had also taken note. Whether the change represented a that’s-showbiz bid to cash in on the singer’s sudden death on Saturday or a logistically motivated price adjustment was unclear at press time.