Comments on: HMV says no money in digital music, tickets and T-shirts the future http://www.beehivecity.com/hightech/hmv-says-no-money-in-digital-music-tickets-and-t-shirts-the-future87651319/ Unbiased media and entertainment news Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Neil Cocker http://www.beehivecity.com/hightech/hmv-says-no-money-in-digital-music-tickets-and-t-shirts-the-future87651319/comment-page-1/#comment-4725 Neil Cocker Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:24:03 +0000 http://www.beehivecity.com/?p=6199#comment-4725 Interesting read, thanks. We're just about to release a study that confirms exactly this. Only 5 percent of independent artists are making enough money to live on, but the amount of money they're making from stuff like merchandise, live performances etc is making up an increasing percentage of their income. Interesting read, thanks. We’re just about to release a study that confirms exactly this. Only 5 percent of independent artists are making enough money to live on, but the amount of money they’re making from stuff like merchandise, live performances etc is making up an increasing percentage of their income.

]]> By: Scott http://www.beehivecity.com/hightech/hmv-says-no-money-in-digital-music-tickets-and-t-shirts-the-future87651319/comment-page-1/#comment-4629 Scott Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:53:18 +0000 http://www.beehivecity.com/?p=6199#comment-4629 Just an idea, what about releasing this type of media as entertaining apps for all the mobile devices instead of concentrating on releasing items as an eBook download or mp3 file to sell. Meaning, make an interactive app to sell that includes the song, video files of the band, a game, pictures, etc. Then sell seperate apps like albums when new songs are released or new books when released. The songs will only play inside the app like a record would only play on a record player. Obviously you could still get the songs somewhere else but there would be benefits to having the app. You could do the same for books. Sell the book as an app. Then think of all the extra fun stuff you could add to the book app - interviews with the author, options to hear the book read or read it yourself, pictures, interactive stuff, etc - the options are limitless. I don't know, just an idea. Just an idea, what about releasing this type of media as entertaining apps for all the mobile devices instead of concentrating on releasing items as an eBook download or mp3 file to sell. Meaning, make an interactive app to sell that includes the song, video files of the band, a game, pictures, etc. Then sell seperate apps like albums when new songs are released or new books when released. The songs will only play inside the app like a record would only play on a record player. Obviously you could still get the songs somewhere else but there would be benefits to having the app.

You could do the same for books. Sell the book as an app. Then think of all the extra fun stuff you could add to the book app – interviews with the author, options to hear the book read or read it yourself, pictures, interactive stuff, etc – the options are limitless.

I don’t know, just an idea.

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