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| From | boim@att.net (Sherman) |
| Subject | Re: Twilley, where art thou? |
| Date | Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:14:40 +0000 |
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Hey Bruce,
Funny that Twilley's label, Digital Musicworks International, Inc. (DMI) is making his new album available at Amazon. This is their creed according to the label's website: "By distributing and promoting artist's music exclusively through digital music stores, DMI is taking advantage of this new medium to deliver an improved artist experience. Through a digital-only music distribution model, artists will have more creative control, and can release more songs, more frequently."
If given a choice, I'd rather buy albums from Not Lame or similar independent music stores. It's a hassle to download music and burn a CD. But looking at the other side:
I bought the album for only $9.99 at the Real Music Store. Amazon charges $6.00 more. Plus shipping. Is it worth more than $6.00 to get a jewel case and the inserts? The CD-R costs cents, not dollars.
They are predicting that digital music distribution will be the most popular method. Will there still be demand for brick and mortar and mail order distribution of physical CD's?
Take care,
Sherman
NP: "Come and Get It a Tribute to Badfinger"
The "Baby Blue" cover by Aimee Mann, with Jon Brion helping out, is worth the cost of the whole album. Sublime guitar playing!
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