Columbia Records and Apple today announced that the new album “Modern Times” from Bob Dylan will be offered through an exclusive pre-order on the iTunes Music Store. Beginning today, iTunes customers who pre-order “Modern Times” from iTunes for US$13.99 will also be offered the opportunity to participate in an exclusive Ticketmaster pre-sale for concert tickets to select dates on Bob Dylan’s upcoming fall tour. Apple has also created an exclusive Bob Dylan digital box set, entitled “The Collection,” that includes all of Dylan’s albums with nearly 800 tracks spanning his career. The Bob Dylan digital box set will be available for purchase and download for $199, exclusively from iTunes beginning August 29.