is avex stuffing up Ayu releases...?

[Yukitora]

I think the situation is different in Japan, and the Japanese is the target audience, so that's ok. Only a third of Ayu fans who will buy the album will also buy the single, and even then they don't download the PVs on the computer to watch it there instead. How many times did you watch STEP you before the album? Well imagine if you didn't have the computer. In that case, I'd definately buy the single with the DVD.