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While the new Kindle may not be able to pronounce our president's name, the whole digital world hasn't gone straight to hell. According to Wired, TuneCore is gearing up to partner with Amazon's on-demand CD-printing and distribution service.
Paul Westerberg has released a new track called "Bored of Edukation," which is available through TuneCore and Amazon.com.Although the digital music business is still remarkably young, many competitors have already come and gone. TuneCore Inc. hopes its flat-free distributor, the first of its kind, will earn the start-up some staying power.
TuneCore announced its official launch yesterday, coinciding with a series of programs initiated by its strategic partner, Bay Area instrument retailer, Guitar Center.
After a year of live-beta testing, which has helped unsigned artists and indie labels generate over $1.2 million from digital downloads, TuneCore's infrastructure is ready to expand to accommodate Guitar Center's massive customer base.
As the first and only distributor to work on a flat fee basis, TuneCore does not take a percentage of each sale from the musician, meaning artists earn more. Talk about a win-win situation.
To read more about the upstart service, check out these press releases.
Related links:
TuneCore’s homepage
Guitar Center’s homepage
TuneCore on Shorefire
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