pianotech
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Re: WRONG
said by AbBaZaBbA  :Enron also LOOKED like it was doing well. Apple (as well as the artists) make hardly anything (a couple cents) off of each download because of the greedy record companies. I don't disagree about the major labels being greedy, but remember that iTunes also sells a lot of indie label artists (and also unsigned artists throug CDBaby) too. I make 65 cents per download, which is more than a "couple cents." |
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sporkme
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| said by pianotech :]I don't disagree about the major labels being greedy, but remember that iTunes also sells a lot of indie label artists (and also unsigned artists throug CDBaby) too. I make 65 cents per download, which is more than a "couple cents." Wow, this is the money you get per-song via iTunes? That's actually very good. Do they have a blanket policy of selling anyone hooked in to CDBaby? Does CDBaby take any of that? |
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pianotech
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1 edit | Wow, this is the money you get per-song via iTunes? That's actually very good. Do they have a blanket policy of selling anyone hooked in to CDBaby? Does CDBaby take any of that?
Yep, that's the take from iTunes, which I agree is quite good. CDBaby takes 9% of my take, and the $.65 is what I get after iTunes and CDBaby get their share. Not a bad deal at all, all things considered. I'd rather they do it without DRM though.
And yes, anyone who has a CD with CDBaby will be on all the major sites (Rhapsody, iTunes, Napster, MusicNet, MusicMatch, etc) as long as they've signed the non-exclusive digital distribution deal with them.
Have you ever been to »www.mp3tunes.com? They sell the entire CDBaby catalog in open mp3 format, and it's in VBR mp3's. Very good quality, no drm! Magnatune is good too ( »www.magnatune.com ) if you haven't tried it out yet. No major label stuff there though...
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Original music, no drm
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