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Distribute CD/ digital music / film online
Everything you need to know to sell your music CD or film online
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CD Baby / Film Baby http://www.cdbaby.net, http://www.filmbaby.net
An online retail store for independent musicians and filmmakers allowing sales of physical CDs and DVDs on their web site. Also, CD Baby distributes digital music to ITunes, Rhapsody, Emusic and more. The setup fee is $35 per release, $4.00 per physical CD sold, and 9% on digital sales for all CD baby members. Filmbaby has a $40.00 set-up fee. They take $4.00 off of physical DVD sales $49.99 and less and $8.00 on any DVD sold over $49.99.
Sign up for CD Baby
Sign up for Film Baby
Nielsen Soundscan http://www.soundscan.com
An information system that tracks VHS and DVD sales throughout the US and Canada. Sales data is collected from retail and online stores. The sales reports are published weekly in Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, Video Store Magazine, LA Times, and NY Times. Contact Soundscan directly for rates of subscribing to the reports. You need a UPC barcode for each release and at least three artists on your record label to register.
Register for Soundscan
Nielsen Videoscan http://www.videoscan.com
An information system that tracks VHS and DVD sales throughout the US and Canada. Sales data is collected from retail and online retail stores. Its sales reports are published weekly in Billboard, Variety, LA Times and NY Times. Contact Videoscan directly for rates of subscribing the reports. You would need a UPC barcode for each release in order to register.
Register for Videoscan
UPC Barcode
A bar code symbol, such as the U.P.C., consists of patterns of black vertical bars with white spaces and numbers at the bottom of the symbol. A UPC Barcode is needed to sell physical CDs and DVDs at point-of-sale (POS) and a UPC is required to sell music digitally. There are two ways to apply for a UPC-1. For replication orders, leave a space of 1.25" x 0.5" on the back cover of your artwork and we will add it for FREE, or 2. apply for a membership with GS1 US BarCodes/eCom. Membership fees with the GS1 US BarCodes/eCom range.
International Standard Recording Codes (ISRC)
The ISRC is a unique international identifier for sound and music video recordings. An ISRC is required to sell music through a digital retailer - iTunes, Napster, eMusic, and the like. This code serves as a "fingerprint" for the song and plays a crucial role in tracking song sales and royalty collection. Membership is FREE through the RIAA and some digital distributors including CD Baby and Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) provide ISRCs to their clients for no additional fee.
CDDB/Gracenote http://www.gracenote.com/
CDDB Gracenote is an online database of CD album, artist, track, and genre information. Software programs such as iTunes and Windows Media Player can make a request of the CDDB database to download CD information for automatic track naming within the program. It is FREE and simple to submit your CD track names to CDDB.
For example, in iTunes, select the "Advanced" menu and click on "Submit CD Track Names"; there enter song information for the CD. For more information on how to submit a CD entry, go to http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/FAQs.html/faqset=subs. For specific steps to submit a new disc, consult the help section of the player.
IMDb(Internet Movie Database) http://www.imdb.com
The largest collection of movie, actor, and crew information. It captures every pertinent detail about a movie-from actors, directors, and film crew to location and other trivia about the movie. This also a great starting point to put a film resume online. Add or edit film credit information here. It also provides a resume service giving a unique page to host film resumes online for all registered users to view.
Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com
The largest online marketplace! Amazon.com provides a variety of ways to sell your products through their web site. Check out their services available here. Having your products available on Amazon.com provides much greater exposure to potential customers who might otherwise not be aware of your product. They also store, pack, and ship your products-or you have the option to do-it-yourself.
SNOCAP http://www.snocap.com
This is a digital music service making it easy for artists and labels to sell their music on MySpace and official web sites. Artists and labels can control pricing and distribution. An example of the interface on is available on Coldplay's myspace page.
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