Bar Code?

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Should I bar code this volume and report sales to Soundscan? It's really not "necessary", but it would make it as official as it gets!

I can get a code from Independent Records for $20. We'd have to put their logo on the back of the CD by the code though if that's a problem for anyone? I don't really have any experience with them, but it really doesn't matter as long as the code is valid....they don't have anything to do with it.

The CD could officially be sold in any record store...of course it won't be, but we might throw up extra copies at cdbaby and cdstreet.

Whatcha think? I think it'd be pretty niftycool.

Slackmaster 2000
 
P.S. this is the license agreement from Indie Records:

The agreement listed on this page is a contract between Independent Records and you, a person representing yourself or acting as a legal representative for the band or artist for which product registration is made. After reading it carefully and understanding the terms, proceed to the registration page. By making payment to Independent Records you accept this agreement, and both you and Independent Records will be bound by its terms. This agreement supersedes any prior agreement between you and Independent Records.

The product being registered is non-exclusively signed on to the Independent Records catalog. The catalog number of the product is to be exclusively used to identify this product only and not to be used for any other products. The catalog number and bar code generated from this number always remain the property of Independent Records. The product itself remains the property of its rightful owner. The product is not limited for sale through or by Independent Records, and can be sold by any means you see fit.


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It's pretty straight forward...nothing scarey.

Slackmaster 2000
 
Well, we don't really expect anybody to ever sell these in stores, right?
 
Actually if we get them replicated we'll have so many that I'll probably put them on amazon, cdstreet, cdbaby, etc...

Slackmaster 2000
 
if you need a barcode for amazon,cdbaby, and the such, Id say do it.....for $20, it gives us alot more options......
 
Slackmaster2K said:
Actually if we get them replicated we'll have so many that I'll probably put them on amazon, cdstreet, cdbaby, etc...

Then go for it.
 
Go for it, Slack dude...

I agree with anything you do to make it even sounds like "Real CD" :)

;)
Jaymz
 
I'll risk speaking for the rest of my "band" (OK, one other guy), but this sounds OK with me. Like Jaymz said, anything to make this more like a real CD sounds seems worth considering to me.
 
I would almost guarantee with a little (free) advertising in the right place you could sell a bunch of theses CD's. I know when I was first starting home recording I would have loved to buy a CD recorded by people that were doing the same thing as me. It would have been an inspiration and goal!

There are a bunch of curious home reckers out there!
 
Is this still an issue with 150 duped CD's?

I'd say, sure, go for it. $20?! And its kinda neat thinking it COULD go on CD Baby or Amazon if the opportunity arises.

Chris
 
I think so...you do have to specify whether the project is CD or Tape, etc......no distinction for CDR that I'm aware of!

Slackmaster 2000
 
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