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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
I read or heard someone say that musicians don't make money from CDs anymore, just live shows.
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I had a friend who was both a record producer and musician (in the 80s) - his albums used to regularly sell over 100,000 copies, and I can tell you that this has always been true. Most records, CDs and books fail to earn out. This is nothing new.
Only major stars, in either books or music, make significant money from album or book sales. The cost of production is just too high.
I've heard this trotted out, too (Sherman Alexie was the most recent one), but it's really just same as it ever was.