Klarinet Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 2000/06

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Does On-line Music make any money?
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 10:20:56 -0400

"Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Does On-line Music make any money?
Message-ID: <00a201bfccd7$ccf97a40$9abb95cf=bigd>
>Total: $75,000+
>
>CDs are sold to retailers for about $13.00/each. So to break even, you need
>to hope for at least 6,000 CDs sold.
$13? I'm surprised retailers pay that much. It doesn't allow much of a markup.
>The average classical release sells
>about 3000-4000.

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3-4000???? Is that all????????? I could see that from an inde label (heck,
I'm on my way to those numbers), but not for a major recording label.
I've just added some more Summit stuff

www.mp3.com/american Mendelssohn with the Asst Conductor of Atlanta
conducting - very good orchestra playing Scherzo Mid Summer, Vl Concerto
and the Sym #4. More to come.

David Blumberg
music@-----.com
http://www.mp3.com/mytempo
http://www.mytempo.com
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