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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.
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> Luis
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> 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
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>> On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:42 AM, Michael Peters wrote:
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>>> 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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