[Dixielandjazz] Selling CDs

[Stan Brager]

Steve;

I've heard nothing but good comments from sellers and buyers alike regarding
CD Baby.

Stan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:19 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Selling CDs


> I just signed up with CDBaby.com to see if they are a viable source of CD
> sales for Barbone Street.
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> Based in Oregon, they take $4 out of each sale and send you the rest. I
put
> a net price of $12.97 on "To Mac With Love" and sent them 5 copies. They
> charge $35 for the following set-up.
>
> Listing your CD - Showing the Cover Art - Putting sound clips on their
> website - linking your website - description of your music. They are a
broad
> based internet seller of "indie" music.
>
> Not being well known outside our territory, it will be interesting to see
if
> we sell any. Other OKOM band CDs there include New Black Eagles & Sac y
> Pulses.
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> On the local scene, where we are well known, we do quite well at retail
> outlets. I placed 10 CDs in 11 local retail outlets in the beginning of
> 2004. All within a 50 mile radius of my house. Selling on average, just
over
> 1 per month, per outlet since then. (261 total in 24 months) Kind of like
a
> vending machine route. I place the CDs on the racks, on consignment, get a
> receipt, and every three months check the racks.
>
> CD Selling price there is $14.99, store pays me $10 each when 5 are sold.
> Helps us build our local audience, even at the colleges where we sell
> through the bookstores.  College bookstore sales help get us Swing Dances,
> Frat Parties and Mardi Gras gigs at several local colleges/universities,
as
> well as weddings.
>
> Probably break even considering the time/expense, but then our main band
> goal is to get paying gigs, not sell CDs. So in that regard, it is very
> successful.
>
> Any other ideas out there?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
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