Reviving the Record Labels

Posted on September 2, 2009

 
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Phil Leigh

Phil Leigh

If you would like to learn one way the record labels might reinvigorate their business, this audio is for you.

Everybody recognizes that the Internet radically transformed the recorded music business. Apple’s iTunes online store sells more music than any retailer having displaced Wal-Mart and Target. As a consequence pre-recorded CD sales are down over 50% from ten years ago when Shawn Fanning’s Napster was set-loose, even though it was later jailed.  Read more…

Doubling Recorded Music Sales Every Year

Posted on June 5, 2007

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Summary: If you would like to learn about an online seller of recorded music that has been doubling its sales annually, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is David Pakman who is the CEO of eMusic. His company is second only to Apple’s iTunes in terms of revenues generated by digital download sales. His secret is that eMusic does not use DRMs and they offer an attractive price. Read more…