[Promotum] Royalty calculator

[Ed Hintz]

Pretty interesting. Gives an idea of how much cash from that $13 cd
actually goes to the artist. Not a whole lot-I rigged it for a superstar
artist (who has lots of negotiating power with both the producer and the
label) and got a royalty of $1.51/unit with a minimum of 434,171 units
sold before a profit is seen. By contrast, as a default newbie to the
business, the royalty is $.82 with a minimum 1,267,038 units sold before
profit is seen. Not like this is any great secret, but those one-hit-
wonders aren't making much money-some may even be losing their shirts-but
the record company is cashing in big time. Strange how so many of the
artists seem to think that the industry is good for them, seems pretty
clear to me that they're being taken for a ride.

<http://www.mosesavalon.com/calculator.htm>

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