Portland,
Ore. - CD Baby, an online
retailer of CDs for over 242,000 independent artists, has been acquired by CD
and DVD manufacturer Disc Makers for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1997, Portland, Ore.-based
CD Baby charges a one-time setup fee of $35 per CD, allows artists to set their
own prices, and retains $4 of every sale while paying artists on a weekly
basis.
The company has to date sold over 4.5 million CDs and paid out over $83 million directly to artists.
CD Baby added digital distribution services in 2004, offering to service its artists’ music to retailers like iTunes, eMusic and Rhapsody, and more recently launch a similar service for filmmakers (FilmBaby) and a Web hosting service for musicians (HostBaby).
Artists who have sold albums on CD Baby before signing with a major label include Regina Spektor, Jack Johnson and Gary Jules.
New Jersey-based Audio & Video labs, the parent company of Disc Makers, intends to retain existing CD Baby staff and facilities.
The companies had already been working together for the past seven years.
"Disc Makers was my first choice to take the company to new heights," said CD Baby founder Derek Sivers, who will continue as a consultant to the company.
"Their operational expertise is just what little CD Baby needed to grow up."
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I’ve personally experienced filmbaby.com and know the owner. It is a legitimate business that does what it says and is currently working hard to establish itself as a truly independent distribution outlet. Film Baby was NOT sold to DiscMakers and is currently run by a handful of people working hard and filling orders from a warehouse in Portland, Oregon. There phone number is 877-345-6222. 9 to 5 pacific time. email filmbaby@filmbaby.com.
I got eight of my friends to purchase my dvd from the filmbaby website, which they did, but filmbaby only paid me royalties for TWO items sold! As someone who has been selling films through Film Baby for two years and getting excellent service, I’m at a loss as to what would motivate anyone to slander these honest hard working people.
Regards,
James Braller
I’ve personally experienced filmbaby.com and know the owner. It is a legitimate business that does what it says and is currently working hard to establish itself as a truly independent distribution outlet. Film Baby was NOT sold to DiscMakers and is currently run by a handful of people working hard and filling orders from a warehouse in Portland, Oregon. There phone number is 877-345-6222. 9 to 5 pacific time.
The “study” slamming Film Baby and others that is referenced by “Ronald” is a complete fake. Just try to check out any of the references in the footnotes and you will find that they are either non existent, or non relevant. Then try to verify any association with Princeton University — there is none. If you are still not convinced, try calling any of the Law Firms that are supposed to be handling the class action suits. They have never heard of Film Baby or the alleged class action suits.
As someone who has been selling films through Film Baby for two years and getting excellent service, I’m at a loss as to what would motivate anyone to slander these honest hard working people. I don’t know anything about the othar companies that are demonized in this article, but would not base any opinion on this farce.