Say you've got a five-song Album you want for sale in the iTunes U.S., Japan and iTunes Canada stores as well as on the Rhapsody service. The costs would be:
| iTunes U.S. store | $0.99 |
| iTunes Canada store | $0.99 |
| iTunes Japan store | $0.99 |
| Rhapsody service | $0.99 |
| Five songs at $0.99 each | $4.95 |
| First year's maintenance | $19.98 |
| GRAND TOTAL | $28.89 |