ITunes etc. via CDBaby.com

>

Besides running your own website, selling via

http://www.cdbaby.com

makes total sense.
It costs about $100 to set up and they will do all the internet donkey work for you getting it on all the digital distribution systems + sell your CD's.
They take a small percentage on digital distributions at fixed prices; you set your own price for CD's.
Check out their site for details.
It works well for us.

> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:08:04 -0800
> From: Carl Lumma <ekin@...>
> Subject: Re: RE RE: New Work take 2 on the evil of iTunes
>
>> I deal directly with iTunes, cutting out the label.. I get a bigger
>> piece of the pie.. So I feel empowered by iTunes. I think it's
>> entirely possible to make real art, find a way of distributing it,
>> find an audience to sell it to / etc.. without dealing with the Major
>> labels..
>
> This is true for old media like CDs, too. Bands like Clap Your
> Hands Say Yeah came out of nowhere but got covered by the indie
> blog scene.
>
> And you don't need iTunes. You can make a website with downloads
> and:
>
> () Sell ads there. Google makes it easy.
> () Take donations. Amazon makes it easy.
> () Sell the downloads. Your code generates a random filename
> for each payment (PayPal makes it easy).
> () If you want to be a dick, you can even add your own
> DRM.
>
> This way, you'd keep 100% of the dough.
>
> I'm not saying you shouldn't use iTunes too. But to make your
> work only available through iTunes is to make it unavailable to
> people like me.
>
> Also, you might be interested in Weed (aren't we all?)...
> http://weedshare.com/
> ...here, your fans help popularize your music, and get a kickback
> in the process.
>
> And, are you doing video? You can use sites like revver and
> youtube to make a buck.
>
>> #3. The video iPod is really the target platform for this podcast...
>
> You can also use vimeo, which lets you keep your files in
> m4v format (or whatever godforsaken format the iPod plays).
>
> -Carl
>
>

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>Besides running your own website, selling via
>
>http://www.cdbaby.com

You can also get your CD listed on Amazon for like, $25
I think.

-Carl