Klarinet Archive - Posting 000434.txt from 2010/08

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] survey: all digital vs CD release
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:53:26 -0400

As someone who sells clarinet CDs, I prefer the physical product.
However, I know that many people have done well with CD Baby.

Gary
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p_marcus@-----.net wrote:
> I am helping my husband, composer Edward Marcus, work through a release of
> some of his chamber music for clarinet with a label in New England. We have
> a choice of releasing it as a traditional CD with digital downloads
> available on Amazaon, etc., or simply releasing it in purely digital format.
> If we do digital only, we get digital download cards that we can sell or
> give away, which allows for the download of the entire album. The artwork
> online is pretty much the same as would be done for a physical CD, but you
> may need to be directed to a different page for more details on players,
> etc. I believe it would be available as mp3, wav, or lossless files,
> depending on your preferences.
>
> 1. How do you feel about the need for a physical CD?
> 2. How important to you is the the availability of a physical CD?
> 3. Do you prefer to simply download the tracks and works you are most
> interested in, and leave the rest?
> 4. Does the physical CD and packaging make a huge difference to you in
> whether you would listen to the music?
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Penny Ward Marcus
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