RealNetworks Ends 49 Cent Song Promo

RealNetworks has ended their 49 cent downloadable song promotion, bringing prices back to their original 99 cents per track.

Prices of downloadable songs at RealNetworks’ online music store are back to 99 cents per track, but the company said Wednesday that it will still offer 10 of the most popular songs on its site at the 49 cent price.

RealNetworks also said Wednesday that it sold 3 million tracks over three weeks of the 49-cent promotion, almost double its normal sales. Dan Sheeran, a senior vice president with the company, said the cost of the money-losing promotion was in line with expectations, but he couldn’t be more specific.