Comments on: How To Make Money Selling Music Online http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663 the confessions of a hardware hacker Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:15:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-643005 Bob Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:02:03 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-643005 Yeah most people dont care anymore because they have their own financial responsibilities. Pretty soon record companies are just going to pay bands to tour and no longer make CDs. Yeah most people dont care anymore because they have their own financial responsibilities. Pretty soon record companies are just going to pay bands to tour and no longer make CDs.

]]> By: adhi http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-627983 adhi Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:47:48 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-627983 I want to join this because I like music I want to join this because I like music

]]> By: will http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-568721 will Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:55:13 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-568721 im sorry but there is no way you can use Radiohead as a basis for this. You have not mentioned the huge ammount of millions previously invested by the Majors in getting the band awareness in the first place. $1,650,000 is a very poor return for them considering their international status. Radiohead lucky in that they can afford to lose their 67% share. im sorry but there is no way you can use Radiohead as a basis for this. You have not mentioned the huge ammount of millions previously invested by the Majors in getting the band awareness in the first place. $1,650,000 is a very poor return for them considering their international status.

Radiohead lucky in that they can afford to lose their 67% share.

]]> By: Planet Corey » Blog Archive » DRM Music Going the Way of the Dinosaur http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-315297 Planet Corey » Blog Archive » DRM Music Going the Way of the Dinosaur Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:35:21 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-315297 [...] But never fear artists, I recently read an article called How to Make Money Selling Music Online over on Cobolhacker.com that offers reason to be optimistic. As you’ll see, his solution is by no means scientific but I think it is very intuitive and worth the read. Related Posts [...] [...] But never fear artists, I recently read an article called How to Make Money Selling Music Online over on Cobolhacker.com that offers reason to be optimistic. As you’ll see, his solution is by no means scientific but I think it is very intuitive and worth the read. Related Posts [...]

]]> By: cobolhacker http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-237937 cobolhacker Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:24:05 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-237937 And the funny thing is, giving it away was the normal way music was distributed before the widespread use of the record and the subsequent industrialization of music it lead to. Most musicians simply played and people listened. It was a much more simple, social thing. There were some professional artists and most of them asked for donations. Others were able to sell concert tickets. The ones who's work was good enough might be able to attract a patron. None of these money making systems have ever gone away. One of the problems I see with the music companies of today is they have become too set in their ways and lazy. I think there is a sense of entitlement there and a lot of these guys honestly think they are important enough to be worth billions and billions of dollars and that is plain wrong. It is, and always has been, the artist who has the talent and is worth the most, not the middleman. Radiohead has proven to my satisfaction that you don't need a middleman to connect to your fans and make good money. And the funny thing is, giving it away was the normal way music was distributed before the widespread use of the record and the subsequent industrialization of music it lead to. Most musicians simply played and people listened. It was a much more simple, social thing. There were some professional artists and most of them asked for donations. Others were able to sell concert tickets. The ones who’s work was good enough might be able to attract a patron. None of these money making systems have ever gone away.

One of the problems I see with the music companies of today is they have become too set in their ways and lazy. I think there is a sense of entitlement there and a lot of these guys honestly think they are important enough to be worth billions and billions of dollars and that is plain wrong. It is, and always has been, the artist who has the talent and is worth the most, not the middleman. Radiohead has proven to my satisfaction that you don’t need a middleman to connect to your fans and make good money.

]]> By: cobolhacker http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-237928 cobolhacker Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:42:07 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-237928 Movies, not so much. Part of that is because the production cost of a motion picture is so high. But despite what they would have you believe, the movie industry is not endangered by downloads. The greatest threat to the movie industry <a href="http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=259" rel="nofollow">is the movie industry</a>. The default behavior of a movie studio is to show movies in a theater first, which is a lot like going to a rock concert. Movies in theaters routinely make hundreds of millions of dollars, and millions more on DVD sales and rentals. This tells me that people like seeing movies on the big screen and are willing to pay for the quality and extras a DVD offers. As for software, open source companies like Red Hat give away their product every day, and they seem to be making money, selling services and the like. In a way, the selling of services is a lot like a concert. When a musician performs at a concert, it is, in a way, a service he can charge his fans for. Microsoft doesn't really sell services and the entire company is built around controlling a market and selling for as high a price as they can. It is said there are only two divisions in Microsoft that make any money: Platform (Windows) and Applications (Office), the rest all lose money. Microsoft has to sell at the prices they do or they are toast. Movies, not so much. Part of that is because the production cost of a motion picture is so high. But despite what they would have you believe, the movie industry is not endangered by downloads. The greatest threat to the movie industry is the movie industry.

The default behavior of a movie studio is to show movies in a theater first, which is a lot like going to a rock concert. Movies in theaters routinely make hundreds of millions of dollars, and millions more on DVD sales and rentals. This tells me that people like seeing movies on the big screen and are willing to pay for the quality and extras a DVD offers.

As for software, open source companies like Red Hat give away their product every day, and they seem to be making money, selling services and the like. In a way, the selling of services is a lot like a concert. When a musician performs at a concert, it is, in a way, a service he can charge his fans for.

Microsoft doesn’t really sell services and the entire company is built around controlling a market and selling for as high a price as they can. It is said there are only two divisions in Microsoft that make any money: Platform (Windows) and Applications (Office), the rest all lose money. Microsoft has to sell at the prices they do or they are toast.

]]> By: chris http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-237808 chris Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:14:58 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-237808 Nice article. At musicneutral.com we're encouraging musicians to give their music away for free. Musicians have never made much money from CDs. Give your album away to sell your live shows. Thats what I think. And at musicNeutral bands can instantly start accepting donations! Nice article. At musicneutral.com we’re encouraging musicians to give their music away for free. Musicians have never made much money from CDs. Give your album away to sell your live shows. Thats what I think.

And at musicNeutral bands can instantly start accepting donations!

]]> By: DRM Music Going the Way of the Dinosaur | Musicgoat http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-237095 DRM Music Going the Way of the Dinosaur | Musicgoat Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:10:08 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-237095 [...] But never fear artists, I recently read an article called How to Make Money Selling Music Online over on Cobolhacker.com that offers reason to be optimistic. As you’ll see, his solution is by no means scientific but I think it is very intuitive and worth the read. Related PostsLooking for Music to Fit Your MoodAmazon.com To Offer DRM Free MusicPodcast SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "DRM Music Going the Way of the Dinosaur", url: "http://musicgoat.com/2008/01/08/drm-music-going-the-way-of-the-dinosaur/" } ); [...] [...] But never fear artists, I recently read an article called How to Make Money Selling Music Online over on Cobolhacker.com that offers reason to be optimistic. As you’ll see, his solution is by no means scientific but I think it is very intuitive and worth the read. Related PostsLooking for Music to Fit Your MoodAmazon.com To Offer DRM Free MusicPodcast SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: “DRM Music Going the Way of the Dinosaur”, url: “http://musicgoat.com/2008/01/08/drm-music-going-the-way-of-the-dinosaur/” } ); [...]

]]> By: MikeC http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663&cpage=1#comment-237071 MikeC Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:42:03 +0000 http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=663#comment-237071 I wonder how one might apply this to other media, like movies and software. How could Microsoft learn to better market windows? I know I feel the same way about Windows as many do about music. I'd like to buy a copy to have, but I don't find it worth the price tag. With Linux, my options are even greater then simply Downloading it 'illegally' for free. Why should I pay close to $200, (for XP Pro,)when I have a wide selection of Free alternatives? Just to play DirectX games with full settings in a stable setting. I won't get started on WGA. Do you think Microsoft could ever make a profit off a pay what you like business model? I wonder how one might apply this to other media, like movies and software.

How could Microsoft learn to better market windows?
I know I feel the same way about Windows as many do about music. I’d like to buy a copy to have, but I don’t find it worth the price tag. With Linux, my options are even greater then simply Downloading it ‘illegally’ for free. Why should I pay close to $200, (for XP Pro,)when I have a wide selection of Free alternatives? Just to play DirectX games with full settings in a stable setting. I won’t get started on WGA. Do you think Microsoft could ever make a profit off a pay what you like business model?

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