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suggestions for cheap/decent cd duplication with printed artwork on the cds, and like those paper/cardboard cd cases?

I'm curious about this too.

ideally, i would love to have one of those little insert booklets too, for the record, i'm not super afraid of diy stuff, sooooo... FIRE AWAYYYYYY

Someday, I should figure out who my friend Michael uses. 100 CDs in jewel cases with a 1 page insert for $300. Makes selling them for $5 reasonable.

theavondon wrote:Someday, I should figure out who my friend Michael uses. 100 CDs in jewel cases with a 1 page insert for $300. Makes selling them for $5 reasonable.

http://www.groovehouse.com/shop/blank_s ... iscs_stamp

I've been thinking about doing this... 2 bucks apiece isn't bad, and I don't mind the rougher look, idk.

Fuzzy Fred wrote:

theavondon wrote:Someday, I should figure out who my friend Michael uses. 100 CDs in jewel cases with a 1 page insert for $300. Makes selling them for $5 reasonable.

http://www.groovehouse.com/shop/blank_s ... iscs_stamp

I've been thinking about doing this... 2 bucks apiece isn't bad, and I don't mind the rougher look, idk.

Dayum, cheap but classy in a rugged, "let's go on a safari and climb mt. everest" kind of way.

Not bad I guess, but it's even cheaper to just buy those supplies and do it even more yourself. At that cost, I'd want actual cases and actual printing.

theavondon wrote:Not bad I guess, but it's even cheaper to just buy those supplies and do it even more yourself. At that cost, I'd want actual cases and actual printing.

i hate jewel cases. i would love for those sleeves to be printed, not gonna lie, but i hate jewel cases with such a passion, its not even funny. you know those random things that just really piss you off?

if i could find a super cheap place to do cd duplication, i would love to find some place to do printed sleeves, but for 2 bucks for the whole package, it isn't that bad, not gonna lie. sell the CDs for 5 bucks, make 3 dollar profit each, not bad

but anyways, any other recommendations for CDs without jewel cases?

Look into Digi-Pak? Or just buy a spindle of blanks, some sick cardboard sleeve things, and print off a design on sticker paper? Literally exactly what my friend's band Innards did, before they got 12" vinyl for that album. Cassettes and a download code (I know, not CDs, but my favorite new option due to inexpense)? Learn how to screenprint?

Maybe even get greeting cards and slip a cd inside? One of my bands just put out an Xmas album this way

theavondon wrote:Maybe even get greeting cards and slip a cd inside? One of my bands just put out an Xmas album this way

Or just make one of those cards that plays the music when you open it.

theavondon wrote:Look into Digi-Pak? Or just buy a spindle of blanks, some sick cardboard sleeve things, and print off a design on sticker paper? Literally exactly what my friend's band Innards did, before they got 12" vinyl for that album. Cassettes and a download code (I know, not CDs, but my favorite new option due to inexpense)? Learn how to screenprint?

I might just do that. I made a few CDs with ones from Verbatim I think that looked like vinyl, and just drew things in the middle section.

I'll probably do that, when I get back to Illinois, I'm gonna get some recording underway in a studio for better qual, then just do that

THANKS AVONDAN YOU ARE A GENIUS

but i'm still interested into what other options are available

Dude, the staggering amount of options of music delivery is the most amazing thing ever. I love thinking about new ways to do stuff.

Check with your local print shops, esp places that do laser printing. It's not uncommon for them to have a quality duplicator and the ability to print short run CDs at prices per unit nearly as cheap as runs of 1000 from regular pressing places. You'll need to come in with ready-to-print art and masters that don't waste the printers time to get those prices, but it's not that difficult...

theavondon wrote:Dude, the staggering amount of options of music delivery is the most amazing thing ever. I love thinking about new ways to do stuff.

i've always really wanted to release a cassette, but nobody would be able to listen to it. I do like the download cards, but those are almost impossible to sell, too much work for people. the CD is easy, instant gratification and no work on their part to listen to the music. pop it in your car then put it in your computer and iTunes automatically downloads.

If I could afford it, I would definitely go the LP route and put a download card in there, best of both worlds IMO