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Sell Your CD Online

How To Sell Your CD Online? How To Sell Your Music through Digital Downloads?
Internet Music Distribution for Independent Unsigned Artists, Online Music Distribution (OMD)

Does your band have a CD and not know how to get it online for sale? Are you an unsigned Independent Artist or Band with a CD that you have recorded and is sitting in your basement. Here's some options on how to sell your music on the internet in CD format and digital download mp3 format. We are going to start with our most highly recommended site and work our way to some others listed below.

There are a number of sites out there that will Sell your CD online and/or sell your music via digital download distribution. The one we like the most is CD Baby. We have tried CD Baby ourselves and found them to be very customer friendly, inexpensive, and professional. Not only will they set up a webpage to sell your CD online, they will sell your CD in MP3 format as a digital download on the same page. Here are the basics you need to know to get started selling your band CD online.

CD BABY

How to Sell Your CD at CD Baby - Your Band CD Does Not have to be shrinkwrapped It can be a home made CD-R and must have a CD insert with cover art that looks pretty decent. If you don't have artwork on the CD back that's fine as long as you have the insert for the front w/ cover art. Send them 5 CD's and fill out their submission form. Keep in mind setting up everything on the online submission form does take some time. This is where you give them your copyright details, whether you would like digital distribution, sync rights, promotional tracks (offer a track for free), and set the prices of your CD and MP3 CD Download. Also, once they get your CD's you must confirm the submission and listen to all your songs to be sure they converted properly. They will send you an email about this.
CD Baby has 3 websites that you need to know:
www.cdbaby.com is where they sell your cd.
www.cdbaby.net is the artist signup site where you go to send in your cd, get UPC codes, prices, info etc.
www.cdbaby.org is the information site. The reason we tell you this is that is was a little confusing at first to figure out which site was which.
Benefits - Artists keeps 91% of Digital Distribution profit. CD baby only takes $4 / CD sold. Artist sets the price of CD and MP3 downloads of your whole album on the cd baby site.
Digital Distribution of your Band's CD - Independent Artist Digital MP3 Distribution - How to get your CD to Apple Itunes, Napster, Rhapsody etc. for Digital Distribution - CD Baby will send your digital MP3 files of your CD to some of the major digital distribution outlets like Apple I tunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and many more. Read More on their digital distribution. Also, check out a list of the companies that your music could be sent to for digital distribution of your band's CD. List of CD baby Digital Distribution Companies
Fee to submit CD - Basically there is only a one time fee of $35 per CD for setup. This includes sale of your CD on www.cdbaby.com and warehousing of CD's. You will also need a barcode for your CD for digital distribution if you don't have one already. They will give you a specific UPC barcode for your CD for $20. All digital music stores require a barcode. It doesn't have to be in your artwork either. Use a sticker or just buy it for digital distribution. So for a total of $55 (one time fee / CD with UPC) you can get your band CD sold online and sent to Online Music Outlets for digital sales. How To Submit and Sign UP?
Example - Here's a sample of my solo CD. Click the link below to go to the band page to view artist info, listen to a 2 min sample of each tune, review the album, check out the MP3 sales, or Buy the CD if you like what you hear.

How They Pay You? The Artist is paid once a week if they have sales.
Non Exclusive - They do not own the rights to your music only distribute it.
Fast - CD Baby had our CD page up within days after receiving our CD and had sent out our MP3 to 10 digital distribution companies with days as well.
Tip - Once you have your CD baby web page created why not link it to your myspace band page or band website. This will send traffic to hopefully sell your cd.
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More Online Music Distribution Sites (Please research these sites below well, as we have not tried there services)

Amazon Advantage Program for Music - 29.95 / Yr and they take 55% standard Commission. We are not sure how receptive they are to independent artists. If you have a UPC barcode it's non exclusive and may be worth a try to submit your CD. Keep in mind there fee is annual. The advantage is Amazon is very popular and a reputable internet site.
Aristopia
Artist Launch - They have Free artist pages, but premium artists seem to get more perks at a Yearly fee. Check out there Sign Up Page
DMusic
Easy-Listen
E Folk Music
Garage Band
Lulu
MP3.com
Number 1 Band
The Orchard
RadioIndy
Tradebit
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