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Thread #114049 Message #2507128
Posted By: JedMarum
03-Dec-08 - 04:23 PM
Thread Name: What's with CDBaby lately?
Subject: RE: What's with CDBaby lately?
Yes - that is the other problem with the digital world. CDBaby can transmit the music files to these services, but has no control over whether or not the services actually place them into their inventory and make them available to the public. Also - some of the services I signed up with,, through CDBaby have disappeared. It is a message in a bottle sort of arrangement. We don't have good control over it - and in fact, even CDBaby only has a little control.
But the good news is, 85% of all my stuff sells through iTunes and they are pretty good. The tracks appeared almost immediately and I am seeing income in about 4 weeks. Better then it could be, actually. NOW, if I could just get them to do my promotion!
I have had an occasion when I received an email notice of a transfer after the money was actually in the account. I noticed that they'd sent the email 24 hours before it showed up in my inbox! I don't know what the deal is with that, except that maybe they have a huge email load and their server was too busy to release the message. That is why I pay attention to the accounting screen. That always seems to be up-to-date and accurate.