Comments on: Why Is Anything Out of Print? http://www.jazzodyssey.com/why-is-anything-out-of-print/ Syd Schwartz's Blog Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ted Kartzman http://www.jazzodyssey.com/why-is-anything-out-of-print/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Ted Kartzman Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:55:58 +0000 /?p=156#comment-944 I'm surprised that more labels are not rushing to license more music quickly. The time is surely now. As the primary music licensor for RealNetworks, I speak to labels every day about getting their music on Rhapsody, and you would be surprised at how many are slowly dipping their toes in the digital pool. When a label is content to be on iTunes only, it is the equivalent of only wanting to sell music in 34 of the 50 states. The long tail is here, no reason not to sell it all. Now. It's out there for free if you *really* want it... -TK I’m surprised that more labels are not rushing to license more music quickly. The time is surely now.

As the primary music licensor for RealNetworks, I speak to labels every day about getting their music on Rhapsody, and you would be surprised at how many are slowly dipping their toes in the digital pool. When a label is content to be on iTunes only, it is the equivalent of only wanting to sell music in 34 of the 50 states.

The long tail is here, no reason not to sell it all. Now. It’s out there for free if you *really* want it…

-TK

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