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kennyc · 03-19-2011, 04:33 PM

I couple of weeks back I happened to see Janis Ian on Woodsongs and she mentioned her autobiography "Society's Child" which I received in the mail today. In skimming it I ran across mention of her being one of the first outspoken artists to go against the grain and stand up for music downloads and sharing and using it as a means of marketing and increasing sales. You can read the article here:

http://www.janisian.com/reading/internet.php

an excerpt:

...I've found that to be true myself; every time we make a few songs available for free download on my website, sales of all the CDs go up. A lot.

And I don't know about you, but as an artist with an in-print record catalogue that dates back to 1965, I'd be thrilled to see sales on my old catalogue rise!

Even a mention of Baen Books and SFWA in the piece.

03-19-2011, 04:33 PM	#114
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I couple of weeks back I happened to see Janis Ian on Woodsongs and she mentioned her autobiography "Society's Child" which I received in the mail today. In skimming it I ran across mention of her being one of the first outspoken artists to go against the grain and stand up for music downloads and sharing and using it as a means of marketing and increasing sales. You can read the article here: http://www.janisian.com/reading/internet.php an excerpt: ...I've found that to be true myself; every time we make a few songs available for free download on my website, sales of all the CDs go up. A lot. And I don't know about you, but as an artist with an in-print record catalogue that dates back to 1965, I'd be thrilled to see sales on my old catalogue rise! Even a mention of Baen Books and SFWA in the piece. Last edited by kennyc; 03-19-2011 at 04:40 PM.