Re: [Harp-L] iTunes

["PT Gazell" <ptgazell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Steve for clearing my muddy explanation. You are exactly right. The 
only thing that is not dead on, is about CD Baby...they will pay you (if you 
want) when your total reaches as little as $10.00.  It's just one more great 
thing about that Company.
PT Gazell
pt@xxxxxxxxxxxx
www.ptgazell.com
http://www.sonicbids.com/PTGazell
http://www.cdbaby.com/ptgazell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Merola" <linc1969@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>up
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:57 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] iTunes


> Hello
> iTunes pays labels $.65 for the sale of one single song download. They 
> keep the rest of the $.99. It is up to the label to give the money to the 
> artists. If the artists owe the labels money it is recouped through sales. 
> If the artist or label uses a distributor like I.R.I.S. to rip their CDs 
> into digital files and place their products for sale at  digital retailers 
> the $.65 is further diluted. The label will not pay the artist sale by 
> sale as this costs more in accounting than it's worth. Who wants to write 
> or recieve a $.17 check? The label is probably waiting for the sales to 
> amount to $20.00 as CD Baby does. If the artist is selling directly to 
> iTunes and iTunes is slow in paying, it is probably because they are 
> waiting for an accumulation of sales to cut a check. I prefer using 
> Napster to buy music online.
> Peace
> Steve Merola
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