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At 10:15 AM -0700 7/30/98, Crossedout@aol.com wrote: >We could go round and round - personally, when I get my cd together, I am >going to price it more along the lines of $5 or less, so that more people >are >likely to pick it up. This is very similar to a discussion I once heard >about >bands touring and selling t-shirts - you will sell a lot more shirts for >$5 >then for $15 - and every shirt is free advertising. Well, assuming you >make >good music, more people will pay $5 than $15 for a cd, and if they like >it, >they will tell people about it. the problem with your logic there is good ol' supply and demand. You may hardly sell any more at $5 than you would at $7 or $10 or $15. You could easily just be ripping yourself off, and missing out on an opportunity to make a living off your music. and I agree with Misha. why not put value on your own creative abilities and output? Isn't that really the thing you are selling and the thing people are paying for? I've got plenty of shiny cd's around to look at, I don't need more of those. The thing I would pay you for is the music you created, as compensation to you for your ability to create it. I want the ARTIST to get a good portion of the money I pay, I don't want it all going to pay the bill at the CD manufacturing plant. That's nuts. I also agree that I tend to see someone only charging $3 or $5 for a whole cd as someone who must have a rather low opinion of themselves. If you don't think you are worth anything more than that, why would I want to listen to it? I'm actually more likely to buy a new cd that's $10-$15 than a new one in the bargain bin. I figure it must be cheap so they can clear the unsellable junk out of inventory. I imagine that's not the impression you're trying to give! kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@annihilist.com | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html http://www.annihilist.com/ | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com