Re: [Harp-L] how do we best support harp players when buying their music?

["46long Blake" <46long@xxxxxxxxx>]

The cheapest way to buy my ban's music also is the way that most benefits us
- and that is directly at shows. Let's say we want to make $10 on a CD.
That's what we sell it for at shows.  However, CD baby wants something like
$3-$4 per cd sold, so if we want to make our desired amount, we have to
charge $14.  But, we also know that if a fan buys from there then they'll
have to pay for shipping, which gets things near $20, which is going to make
most people think twice about buying a CD from a little-known independent
artist.  So, to make the final price more attractive, we lower our take from
places like CD baby.

That's how it works for us, at least.

 - Blake

On Dec 4, 2007 9:25 AM, Marc Molino <mmolino54@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> If an artist has music available through multiple retail outlets (music
> stores, Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>, CDbaby, iTunes, and/or other
> venues), which is the most supportive way to buy their music? Which option
> puts more money in the artist's pocket? Is it more important that they have
> higher sales figures on something mainstream like amazon.com or iTunes or
> that they receive a higher amount of royalties via a lesser-known retail
> outlet?
>
> For those of you who sell your music, do you have a preference (beyond
> that people buy and listen to it in the first place)?
>
> -Marc Molino
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