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| From | "Michael Curry" <mikecurry@hotmail.co.uk> |
| Subject | Re: Downloads and CDs |
| Date | Mon, 14 May 2007 21:08:50 +0100 |
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...and a nice high-res liner notes booklet in PDF format!
that must surely be the way forward - best of both worlds?
Mike.
>From: "AssociationWorks" <AssociationWorks@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: Downloads and CDs
>Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 11:58:31 -0700
>
>Bob:
>
>You're right. The writing is on the wall and (as an artist) I'm growing to
>accept
>the death of the CD and the "album" as an art form. When I got my first CD
>Baby
>check for Q1 of 2006 and saw 2 CD sales and 389 downloads, I literally
>gasped.
>
>It's hard to accept that people may not buy a CD, but instead opt for a
>song
>or two on iTunes. On the other hand...at least they're buying *something*.
>I'd rather have someone buy one song...than pass up an album altogether.
>
>I have mixed feelings about file sharing/free songs. While it's nice to get
>paid for
>making music, I'm as guilty as any potch-faced teenager for snagging stuff
>off LimeWire, or swapping CD-R copies of albums with friends.
>
>All the more reason I'm completely resigned to *not* make alot money off
>my music.
>
>All the more reason, the next Well Wishers album will likely be DIGITAL
>ONLY
>...with bonus downloads and a nice high-res liner notes booklet in PDF
>format!
>
>Jeff
>
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