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SERVICES THAT CAN DISTRIBUTE YOUR CD:
THE ORCHARD
Note: This service is more of a distributor, rather
than one that sells your CD directly. Their partnerships are very expansive and
impressive. For the price, they really do a lot for you.
Website: http://www.theorchard.com/ Good article on Orchard distribution options and
costs: http://nogenre.com/theneworchard.htm
Description: The Orchard is the leading digital distributor for independent record labels. We represent thousands of labels and artists spanning 73 countries and every music genre. Largest distribution network - We supply music to eMusic, iTunes, MSN, Rhapsody, Napster and over 100 other digital music stores throughout the world. No other company matches our digital retail relationships. Marketing expertise - We are the industry leaders for marketing, promoting and merchandising digital music. We make sure that your priorities rise above the million other tracks, through prominent placements and creative in-store promotions. Digital stores recognize that our 700,000-track catalogue is diverse, valuable and constantly growing. Our large catalogue gives us the clout to reach major decision-makers at all of the major digital stores on a daily basis. Digital Stores they supply: http://www.theorchard.com/stores/index.php CD Stores they supply: http://www.theorchard.com/stores/cdstores.php
Mobile Partners: http://www.theorchard.com/stores/mobilepartners.php
Fees/Cost: $30 - $99 (depending what distribution option you go with) 1. Worldwide Digital Distribution - $45 per
release
2. Digital and Physical Global distribution - $99 per release Percentage of CD Sales: 30% Digital Distribution to other services? Yes, these: http://www.theorchard.com/stores/index.php MP3 downloads on site? No (they give your music to the hundreds of CD and digital music providers, usually samples) Example download page for artists: http://www.theorchard.com/dist/artistPage.php?artist_id=40097 How to Sign Up: Fill out this form - http://www.theorchard.com/clientSignup/index.php Details on how it all works: http://www.theorchard.com/thedeal/howitworks.php
Pros: More than a sales services, but a distributor, world-wide; already distibutes to Amazon (so you don't need to double join); will get you on All Music Guide; unbelievably long list of digital distributors, and a good list of CD retailers (like Tower and Sam Goody, etc) that will sell your CD; allows you to run finanical reports; percentage of sales is reasonable Cons: Difficult to make changes to your submitted CDs, such as genre, etc |