In the music industry, the demand for a $20 CD does not exist at the level that the industry hopes for and the perceived value and content of today's standard musical offering is not enough to compel the consumer to buy it. Excellent point. All excellent points, as a matter of fact. Who wants to pay that much for a CD that might have one or two decent songs but is padded with crap?
but you also get all those nice pictures and words about how the album was made and crap like that. surely thats worth 19.99.