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Yes, I think CD Baby is a good way to reach digital online distribution for your music. At 10 percent they are the cheapest "iTunes aggregator". For selling directly to listeners Bandcamp is a good choice, so these two is a good combination. At Bandcamp people can buy your music in many files formats - even FLAC superior to CD fidelity audio, if you care to provide that. Physical CDs, T-shirts etc can also be sold via Bandcamp, but for every physical order you have to make a package and mail it away. Money goes from customer's credit card into your PayPal and Bandcamp keeps 15 percent. Bancamp is also good for sending free digital download albums with PDF work to reviewers via email. Neither CD Baby nor Bandcamp makes your music sell more. If it doesn't sell now it won't sell just because it is made available. The classic truth for selling recordings of music is that 90 percent of the work has to be put in at the promotion and administration level. The final 10 percent you can spend composing, recording and gigging. Among amateurs it is popular to skip over the 90 percent that can make your music sell, you can do so in order to gain more hands-on music time but it's good to understand that such a decision is counter-productive from a business aspect. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.perboysen.com http://www.youtube.com/perboysen > On Jan 31, 2012, at 6:20 AM, openjam@aol.com wrote: > >> My goal is to offer digital distribution (sales) of my music - what is >> the >> best way? >> >> Can anyone share a some tips or experience regarding digital >> distribution >> or online sales? >> >> I'm considering adding an album via CDBaby for $40 which grants me >> access >> in Itunes, Amazon etc. On the surface this sounds like a great >> opportunity. >> But just because it's on Itunes doesn't mean it will be seen yet alone >> sell, >> it will just be available thanks to technology. I realize sweat equity >> and >> self promotion are highly involved. >> >> Is getting to Itunes via CDbaby the right way to go? >> >> tq >> >> >