Comments on: Case Study: UK Jazz distribution http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/ Music culture, strategy and thinking in the digital age Sun, 20 May 2012 02:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Blue Morris http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Blue Morris Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:19:55 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/#comment-549 The problem with AbeBooks is that authors don't make any money from the sales of used books. And likewise musicians don't many any royalties from the sale of used records/CDs etc which is what netsoundmusic.com is selling. I think that's fine if you're buying rare records that aren't readily available. And it's especially okay when buying music that is hard to find in any format. But buying great quantities of used CDs when you can easily find and afford new CDs doesn't help the artists any. I hope you work something out with Cadillac Jazz because that would be great to see some of these recordings back on the market. Hopefully the musicians who are still living will be able to benefit as well. Great blog, by the way! Blue Morris The problem with AbeBooks is that authors don’t make any money from the sales of used books. And likewise musicians don’t many any royalties from the sale of used records/CDs etc which is what netsoundmusic.com is selling.

I think that’s fine if you’re buying rare records that aren’t readily available. And it’s especially okay when buying music that is hard to find in any format. But buying great quantities of used CDs when you can easily find and afford new CDs doesn’t help the artists any.

I hope you work something out with Cadillac Jazz because that would be great to see some of these recordings back on the market. Hopefully the musicians who are still living will be able to benefit as well.

Great blog, by the way!

Blue Morris

]]> By: Oliver Carter http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Oliver Carter Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:24:31 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/#comment-548 In response to Pete Ashton there is a music website similar to Abe Books called NetSounds (www.netsoundsmusic.com/) that has been around for sometime now. In response to Pete Ashton there is a music website similar to Abe Books called NetSounds (www.netsoundsmusic.com/) that has been around for sometime now.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Pete Ashton Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:23:12 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/#comment-547 I guess what you're wanting in the music equivalent of Abe Books. It always amuses me how the book trade, notorious for being fusty and set in its ways, was so much quicker to adapt to the internet than the music trade. I wonder if it's all down to the ISBN? I guess what you’re wanting in the music equivalent of Abe Books.

It always amuses me how the book trade, notorious for being fusty and set in its ways, was so much quicker to adapt to the internet than the music trade. I wonder if it’s all down to the ISBN?

]]> By: Jonathan Melhuish http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Jonathan Melhuish Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:09:42 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/06/02/case-study-uk-jazz-distribution/#comment-546 I think that Amazon Marketplace is a good place to sell this kind of thing. As far as I understand, vendors can create product entries for items that Amazon themselves don't sell. I think that Amazon Marketplace is a good place to sell this kind of thing. As far as I understand, vendors can create product entries for items that Amazon themselves don’t sell.

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