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"Donate" buttons as opposed to sales

         

vinnybop

11:58 pm on Jun 15, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I run a CD store on the web. In order to attract buyers we have made the primary focus of the site promoting the bands through mp3s videos reviews etc. This is all in an effort to lure them towards a purchase. People like the content but sales are elusive. I was thinking of scrapping our inventories, sending consumers to individual bands for direct purchases and putting a "donate" button up as the sole source of revenue.

Does anyone know of success stories or resourses dealing with this technique?

vinnybop

6:17 pm on Jun 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

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wackal

9:38 pm on Jun 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I read a really good article about this subject a few years back. It was called "Paying for free music in a post-copyright world".

Basically it suggested a new business model to compensate artists thru donations. hope that helps!