Blanks and Postage

Dec 20th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Web/Tech

Here’s a neat idea for a community site: Blanks and Postage. Fans send blank CDs and cover postage costs, and get great live shows on disc in return. Bands pay $50 for inclusion in the directory, which will surely expose new audience members who want to get as much as they can from the site. The business model here is interesting — using the discs-and-postage route frees the site from paying SoundExchange and other royalties (even if the band has waived them) since the music doesn’t travel online. [Thanks to AthensMusic.com for the tip.]

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One Response to “Blanks and Postage”

  1. Music Business Says:
    December 30th, 2004 at 1:01 am

    Blanks and Postage

    Joe Taylor turned me on to a site called Blanks and Postage which allows fans to get great new music by sending in blank CDs and postage costs. Bands pay $50 for inclusion in the directory. This is a great

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