digital goods

Purchased, not physical

Digital goods are products delivered electronically rather than physically—software, ebooks, music files, video games, online courses.

Unlike physical merchandise, digital goods can be copied infinitely at near-zero cost, which creates distinctive challenges around piracy and pricing.

The store sells both physical albums and digital goods.

Related
  • ebookDownloadable text file
  • video gameElectronic interactive visual entertainment
  • DLCSupplemental game content
  • season passUnlimited admission for duration
  • NFTBlockchain-verified digital ownership

software · microtransactions · in-app purchase · loot box · pay to win · ringtones · sound · virtual currency · skins · services · products · file · intangibles · freemium · monetization · download · app · avatar

Categories
Opposites
tangibility

digital goodstangible goods

Products with physical presence

material goods · hard goods · physical inventory · durable goods · tangible assets

scarcity model

digital goodsone-of-a-kind items

Unrepeated, singular goods

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G