 Ghosts I – IV was released online on March 2 , 2008 , on the official Nine Inch Nails website in a number of different formats at various price points . The only prior advertisement or notice of the release was a post by Reznor two weeks prior on the site saying " 2 weeks ! " Ghosts was the first album released by Reznor 's independent label The Null Corporation . Retail copies of the album were distributed by RED Distribution on April 8 on CD and vinyl formats , and May 1 for the " Deluxe " and " Ultra @-@ Deluxe " editions . The smallest Ghosts package contains the first nine tracks , available for free online from either the official Nine Inch Nails website or officially from various BitTorrent trackers , including The Pirate Bay . The entire album was also made available for download directly from the band for US $ 5 . Physical copies of the album were available for pre @-@ sale online , with immediate access to the digital version . A two @-@ disc version includes two audio CDs and a 16 @-@ page booklet for $ 10 . A " Deluxe Edition " is available for $ 75 and includes two audio CDs , a data @-@ DVD containing multitrack files of the album , a Blu @-@ ray Disc with the album in high @-@ definition stereo and accompanying slide show , and a 48 @-@ page hardcover book with photographs . A $ 300 " Ultra @-@ Deluxe Limited Edition " included everything in the " Deluxe " edition , as well as a 4 @-@ LP 180 gram vinyl set in a fabric slipcase , and two exclusive limited edition <unk> prints , unique to each copy . These were limited to 2 @,@ 500 pieces , each copy numbered and signed by Trent Reznor . Reznor described the limited edition release as " the most luxurious physical package we 've ever created . " Finally , the album was also released on 4 @-@ LP 130 gram vinyl , set in a double gate fold package , for $ 39 . 
