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"We suggest following the pricing precedents set by iTunes."

If you're an unknown artist, the name of the game is getting yourself as much exposure as humanly possible, and the iTunes pricing structure - 99 cents a song - actually significantly inhibits that.

The best pricing option that Bandcamp offers, and one not discussed in this article, is the option of trading songs for e-mail addresses. That gives you the option of maintaining contact with people who may simply be passing through. ]]>Jan 24th 2011 10:18PMhttp://www.switched.com/2011/01/24/bandcamp-review-music-publishing-sharing-site/http://www.switched.com/2011/01/24/bandcamp-review-music-publishing-sharing-site/
http://www.liveunsigned.com/blog/2010/10/how-to-use-free-music-to-grow-your-fanbase/]]>Jan 26th 2011 3:18PMhttp://www.switched.com/2011/01/24/bandcamp-review-music-publishing-sharing-site/http://www.switched.com/2011/01/24/bandcamp-review-music-publishing-sharing-site/
Unlike iTunes, the user isn't required to install crapware.
Unlike iTunes, the artist can set the pricing
Unlike iTunes, there's no DRM
Unlike iTunes, the user can choose the file format they want and pay accordingly.

I think Bandcamp is one of the few sites that truly understands the new media they're working in and caters to it accordingly. The only thing I think they're missing (and perhaps they have it, but few artists have implemented it) is a solid API that allows artists to embed Bandcamp elements on their own site, rather than sending the user to a DIFFERENT site, which is a little jarring.

Overall, they get a A- (whereas iTunes gets a D+).]]>Jan 28th 2011 2:11PMhttp://www.switched.com/2011/01/24/bandcamp-review-music-publishing-sharing-site/http://www.switched.com/2011/01/24/bandcamp-review-music-publishing-sharing-site/
- from that article Live Unsigned mentioned.

That pretty much sums it up for me. Thanks for sharing!

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