I understand the price increase and don't blame them, but it makes my decision to not renew a little easier.
Same here. $30 shipped for the albums they're getting with $25 for Discovery is a tough sell and those discounts do not scale well (an annual plan for $28/month).
Does the shipping costs going up 23% make sense? Has Media Mail really jumped 23%? I don't blame them for some kind of increase of course, I just find the rationale interesting.