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nimbit digital distribution vs tunecore
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Nimbit |
Tuncore |
| Established |
2002 |
2006 |
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| What can you sell? |
| MP3s |
Yes |
Yes |
| CDs |
Yes |
no |
| Merchandise |
Yes |
no |
| eTickets |
Yes |
no |
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| What can you do? |
| Digital Distribution |
iTunes, emusic, Rhapsody, Napster, GroupieTunes, GrooveMobile, cdfreedom.com |
iTunes, emusic, Rhapsody, Napster, GroupieTunes, LALA, AmazonMP3 |
| Sell direct to fan |
Yes (20% commssion) |
no |
| Place on myspace etc. |
Yes |
no |
| List tourdates and bio |
Yes |
no |
| Collect email addresses |
Yes |
no |
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| What are the fees? |
| Setup fee |
$14.95/album - one time |
$0.99 per track, $0.99 per store per album |
| Annual fees |
$49.00 (unlimited albums)
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$19.98 per album |
| Commission |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
| Example |
Total cost to submit 3 albums containing 12 tracks each to the following for a 2 year period:
iTunes U.S. store
iTunes Canada store
iTunes Japan store
Rhapsody service
eMusic
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| Total |
$ 138.95 |
$ 161.72 |
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