The Guide To Selling Your Music In The iTunes Music Store [Plastic Comb]

Simon Higgs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

This is the definitive guide to selling your music in the iTunes Music Store and earning income from music downloads. Finding out how to do this can be a painful and time-consuming process, but all the information you need is in this guide. Covering the entire process from initially approaching Apple to encoding and submitting your music to the iTunes Music Store, it illustrates the major requirements for getting your music into the iTunes Music Store and shows you where the pitfalls are in the process. The guide focuses on the following areas:

* The Application Process

* Sending The Contract Back To Apple

* Encoding Your Music Using iTunes Producer

* Bonus Section Explaining ISRC Codes

* Updated for iTunes Producer 1.1

Editorial Reviews

Review

I recommend The Guide to Selling Your Music in The iTunes Music Store, a well-written, friendly book. -- Eliot Van Buskirk, Senior Editor, CNET Reviews,

I'd recommend that you or your label buy Higgs's guide... -- Eliot Van Buskirk, Senior Editor, CNET Reviews,

If you’re looking to place your music in the iTunes Music Store, this is a good place to start. -- EQ Magazine, Book Beat, October 2004

The book is short, well written, and an easy read, yet it covers a surprising amount of information. -- EQ Magazine, Book Beat, October 2004

From the Publisher

The Guide To Selling Your Music In The iTunes Music Store shows the way there to independent labels and bands. It covers the entire application and contracting process, from approaching Apple to encoding and submitting music to the iTunes Music Store. It explains what the seller must know and shows where the pitfalls are in the process.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 36 pages
• Publisher: Higgs Communications (March 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0975465007
• ISBN-13: 978-0975465004
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,388,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting through the distribution maze, April 23, 2004

By 

"needledrop" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Guide To Selling Your Music In The iTunes Music Store (Plastic Comb)

The main obstacle to successful music sales is distribution. Getting your music into the retail stores can be a trying experience. Most of the major retail stores use major distributors which require a deal with a major label. The majority of music that is made is released by "Indie Labels" who don't have access to these distribution channels. Sometimes the artist and the label is the same person or group of people. What can they do to sell their music?

This is where the on-line music stores can bridge that distribution gap. The guide takes you through the application and submission process for the iTunes Music Store and shows the way through some of the paperwork. If you have a viable music product to sell and have the business savvy to work with Apple, a Fortune 500 company, within their guidelines, then this book explains everything you need to know to successfully sell your music in the iTunes Music Store.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CNET's MP3 Insider Recommends This Book, April 23, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Guide To Selling Your Music In The iTunes Music Store (Plastic Comb)

Eliot Van Buskirk
Author of Burning Down the House
Senior editor, CNET Reviews
April 21, 2004

"I recommend The Guide to Selling Your Music in the iTunes Music Store, a well-written, friendly book by Simon Higgs".

"I'd recommend that you or your label buy Higgs's guide and submit songs on your own since wending your way through Apple's requisite maze of forms without some form of guidance would be tough."

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5131121-1.html