1. Selling Yourself.
- Author
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Harding, Cortney
- Subjects
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ALTERNATIVE rock music , *OUT-of-print materials , *MUSIC downloading (Computers) , *SOUND recording industry - Abstract
The article discusses the growth of independent music labels offering digital download sites which make out-of-print albums available. It is noted that Merge Records' website offers digital files of both recent and out-of-print songs. Sites owned by the record label allow profits to go directly to the label and bands. The download store of Sub Pop allows users to download a song as many times as they wish. It is noted that newly released music is the biggest sell.
- Published
- 2008