July 14, 2008
Local musicians eye cards as new way to sell tunes
A new card-driven download system is what Soundtrax backers hope becomes as ubiquitous as CDs for sale at concerts and coffeehouses across the country. Deluth News Tribune reports.
The idea is to create something tangible musicians can sell after performances, as increasingly music becomes bought and sold as MP3 downloads.
... An artist can pay $500 for 1,000 cards, and space on Soundtrax servers for their songs. ... This method provides a cheaper alternative for selling songs, Volna said.
And because there is no digital rights management — unlike with iTunes — the song can be downloaded and copied or burned onto CDs or MP3 players.
The shift away from CDs continues growing, as new generations accustomed to computers and songs on MP3s become buyers."
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