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Re: Bandcamp "let fan name price"



Sadly the media is just as old fashioned as the record industry. Without a 
physical CD you don't get reviews or any attention at all. Same with an 
EP. They still think in the 11 x 3.5min system... sadly..

Btw, at the moment vinyl has another boost...

On Aug 12, 2011, at 9:16 AM, Louie Angulo wrote:

> With all that said,do you think is still worth it putting out a
> physical CD with all its expenses,artwork,packaging etc. or just go
> the digital download route?
> will the ipod trend change and will people start buying physical CDs 
> again?
> ive noticed that rarely people buy CDs at concerts,we used to sell a
> lot and nowdays people dont even come to ask,though digital sales have
> increased.
> 
> Luis
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Daniel Thomas <danielthomas4@mac.com> 
> wrote:
>> In my experience, robust sales are not so much about price - sales 
>> growth proportional to marketing muscle.
>> And, similar to Per's point--  Lower prices are at crossed purposes 
>> with growing market buzz in many cases as they indicate a less than 
>> product value.
>> 
>> How to build Marketing Muscle without a deep pocket label/distributor?  
>> Thats a thread I want to see.
>> 
>> Daniel
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:42 AM, Michael Peters wrote:
>> 
>>> My Bandcamp albums aren't selling very well. I know I'm not gigging a 
>>> lot
>>> and very few people (outside of this livelooping community) are aware 
>>> of my
>>> music ... but maybe the albums are also too expensive (10 Euros 
>>> mostly) now
>>> that people are used to getting tons of stuff for free. Has anyone 
>>> tried the
>>> "let fan name price" feature for a while and has it made a difference?
>>> 
>>> -Michael
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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