Digital content pricing apparatus and method

A digital content pricing system, comprising:

• a sales computer;
• a purchase computer capable of being communicatively coupled with the sales computer;
• and
• a memory capable of being communicatively coupled with the sales computer, including a plurality of digital content items, wherein each one of the plurality of digital content items is associated with a base price and at least one item configuration option associated with an option price, and wherein each one of the plurality of digital content items is associated with a final price related to the base price and the option price by a final pricing formula.

A method of pricing digital content, comprising:

• selecting a digital content item associated with a base price;
• selecting at least one configuration option associated with the digital content item, wherein the at least one configuration option is associated with an option price;
• and
• calculating a final price associated with the digital content item, wherein the final price is related to the base price and the option price by a final pricing formula.

A method of pricing a digital content product package, comprising:

• receiving an item selection associated with a prospective purchase;
• presenting a plurality of product options associated with the item;
• receiving an indication of at least one option chosen from the plurality of product options;
• calculating an item price related to the item selection and the indication of at least one option chosen, wherein the item price is defined using a meta-data descriptor included in the digital content package;
• and
• calculating a final product price related to the item price.

An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having associated data, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:

• selecting a digital content item associated with a base price;
• selecting at least one configuration option associated with the digital content item, wherein the at least one configuration option is associated with an option price;
• and
• calculating a final price associated with the digital content item, wherein the final price is related to the base price and the option price by a final pricing formula.