I made my CD with an all-cardboard digipack from Oasis. Because it has two pockets, like an old double album, there is room on the spine for the title, which looks quite nice. One pocket slit has a booklet with lyrics and copyright notes and the other holds the CD.

I had the CDs packaged without shrink-wrap, surely the most egregious use of plastic there is, immediately thrown away and not reusable, Instead, they sealed the CD with a wafer seal (like a round price sticker).

I hate jewel cases -- always breaking, cracking, getting stepped on or chipping. And then you have broken plastic to deal with. A huge gyre of broken plastic is floating around in the Pacific as I write.

The only drawback I have found with the cardboard packaging is that if you carry the same CD around for a year or so you can get worn marks on the packaging. But if you don't carry them around much or have them in a rack or box it is not a problem.

Would I use cardboard again? Absolutely. It's cheaper to mail, being lighter. It's better for the environment. I've got a beautiful package -- buy one by PM and see for yourself, or look it up on CD Baby. The CD is called "Paris" by Sharyn Dimmick