I think sometimes that selling PDFs might be trying to monetize the wrong thing.
Selling nice printed copies is fine because not everyone can print properly-sized sheets, nor has the ability to bind a score, nor has the desire to put together a set of parts. Also, organizations, schools and libraries like the work already done. (In 2010 I had an engraving job where, rather than download & print the PDFs thenselves, an orchestra in Germany had me print, bind and *overnight* 8 kilos of score and parts from Vermont via FedEx.) Selling PDFs might be profitable for some. I doubt it would be for me because of the accounting time, the maintenance of sales software, etc. And those few that are for sale don't sell as physical copies or PDFs. I have three beautiful ones on Lulu <http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/bathory> that have gone nowhere, including the one available for $.99 as a PDF. My recordings at Kunaki are selling better (they handle accounting), but I have actually made more sales of the downloads of these <http://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=130775> I can see my scores and parts, all freely available, are downloaded often. And to me it's much more gratifying to receive an announcement of a performance, a recording, and a fatter ASCAP royalty check (I got a surprisingly tidy publisher's check a few days ago for performances I wasn't even aware of from last year). Overall I would much rather be writing music, finishing nice-looking scores, and making them available easily than being a sales clerk, customer service rep, web developer, and accountant. Dennis _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
