Someone on Twitter said, following the launch, that artists should just put their albums up immediately once they have been fully mastered. Would that be a more logical solution instead of months of 1, 2 singles followed by promo appearances?
If the music is good, the public will buy it. It's risky but it means you have a longer shelf life.
It'll be double platinum in no time. The challenge is keeping the buzz alive at least till Grammy Season.
This album will outsell 4. Dont think it'll outsell SF- that would be really huge if it does.
There is no way to jinx it at this point. It's a historical/landmark album. It will be remembered like In Rainbows, but this will shake up major pop as well.
At 430,000, “Beyonce” is already set to become the biggest debuting album by a female artist since Taylor Swift sold an astounding 1.2 million copies of “Red” in the week corresponding to Billboard 200 chart dated Nov 10, 2012.
. Never for sales tho 
