I need some input...
I've finally taken care of a lot of things that needed done in prep for the album I've been wanting to get done. As such, I can finally get to work on it, and hopefully have it ready within a couple of months or so. However, I'm debating a few changes in regards to how it's distributed in the end. My main expense in the first album (here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/659378/) was the actual physical production cost. I bought all the ink, paper, CDs, CD cases, even a special stapler so I could properly staple the CD booklets. And I sold about 10 copies. I barely broke even. Now, to those 10 (technically 9) people, I'm sincerely grateful. And this is in no way a complaining post. But with all that in mind, we come to my main point:
Because of this, I've decided that I'm really going to look into making this next album available online. iTunes, Amazon, Google Music, etc. I've found a website that will handle all of that for me, as well as distribution of physical copies of the CD and such, for those that want it. Though with the past in mind, I don't think the actual physical album will be much more than a CD, a case, and maybe just a simple front/back booklet for cosmetic purposes. Either way, the cost would be roughly the same- if you download each individual song online, it would be just shy of $12. If you buy the physical album, it will probably be $12. This is due to my having to balance the fees involved with listing, shipping, etc.
So I need YOUR OPINIONS regarding all of this. If there are a greater number of you that would prefer the ease/simplicity of just downloading the music online, then fantastic. Let me know. If more of you prefer ye olde fashioned method of me making and shipping each individual order myself, that's fine, too. I just need to know if I should bother paying to put my stuff online, or if it would be an even bigger waste than just sticking with physical albums only.
As a small side note, there is also a possibility that I could even have the album stamped to vinyl, which would be pretty sweet (to me, at least). If there was enough interest, I'd look into marketing that as well, though I'd have to sell at least 8 or so to probably break even on that venture, alone.