{"id":153,"date":"2013-09-11T10:54:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T09:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/?p=153"},"modified":"2013-09-20T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:54:25","slug":"low-cost-eps-and-albums-for-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/low-cost-eps-and-albums-for-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"Low cost EPs and Albums for bands."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this new world of digital downloads there is still a place for Physical CDs to help Bands and Musicians promote their work and make some cash.<\/p>\n<p>The trick for Musicians is to choose a way of producing your CDs which is cost effective but at the same time does not saddle you with lots of stock you might not sell.<\/p>\n<p>Printing CDs and the associated packaging works the same as any other print or manufacturing project &#8211; the more you make the cheaper the unit cost will be.\u00a0 If you think there is any chance of selling\\using 1000 copies of your EP or Album then<strong><a title=\"CD Albums and EPs in longer runs\" href=\"http:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/cd_bigger.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8216;Pressing&#8217; your CDs<\/a><\/strong> is the way to go.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t despair. Our core business is producing EPs and Albums on CD for bands and musicians in qty&#8217;s of 20 and up which gives you the option of making just what you need.<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong><a title=\"CD printing for small order qtys\" href=\"http:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/cd_short.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Inkjet CD-R Printing<\/a><\/strong> gives good results and is ideal for producing CDs in small runs making &#8216;little and often&#8217; orders a reality.<\/p>\n<p>Standard <strong><a title=\"CD Packaging for music\" href=\"http:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/cd_inserts_packaging.htm\" target=\"_blank\">CD packaging<\/a> <\/strong>is available to you off the shelf including PVC Wallets, the classic CD Jewel Case and the Slimline CD Jewel Case, again reducing the need to order lots of stock.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Printed CD Inserts, CD Booklets, CD Wallets\" href=\"http:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/cd_booklets_inserts_inlays.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Colour printed inserts<\/a><\/strong> for CD Packaging can be printed in small quantities with the minimum being 20.\u00a0 At these quantities Front and Rear inserts for Jewel Cases are produced &amp; priced separately. With this in mind here are some <strong>Top Tips<\/strong> !<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slimline 5.2mm CD<\/strong> Cases only need a Front Insert. This saves you \u00a3\u00a3\u00a3&#8217;s when producing music CDs in quantities of less than 100.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clear PVC wallets<\/strong> with a Front Inserts are a low cost way of producing very presentable Promo CDs. They are slim too, so not only do you save on the packaging &amp; print, but also on postage if you are sending them out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you do 100 or more<\/strong> CD Inserts and Tray liners ask for 1000 Litho printed sets. The cost is about the same, so you effectively get 900 free pairs to use on any re-runs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, Colour printed <strong><a title=\"Card Wallets for CDs and DVDs. Colour Printed.\" href=\"http:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/cd_card_wallet.htm\" target=\"_blank\">CD Card Wallets<\/a><\/strong> are a popular choice for musicians producing EPs and Albums. They look very nice and are easy to mail out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For quotes or advice feel free to give us a call or drop us an email.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this new world of digital downloads there is still a place for Physical CDs to help Bands and Musicians promote their work and make some cash. The trick for Musicians is to choose a way of producing your CDs &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/low-cost-eps-and-albums-for-bands\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,57,29],"tags":[48,49,50,5,7,14,51,28,46,47,44,25,52,45],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-bands-musicians","category-services","tag-album","tag-audio","tag-band","tag-cd","tag-cd-audio","tag-dvd","tag-ep","tag-inkjet","tag-jewel-cases","tag-music","tag-packaging","tag-printing","tag-promo","tag-wallets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159,"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions\/159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediacopy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}