Selling Digital Music

[falconinternetlimited]

Hi,

This isn't actually my core business or anything, and I have a traditional shopping cart for my "real" business, but I am looking for a solution (being non-techy) which would let me sell digital music assets from a website.

Anyone know of any "platforms" that rent this type of service capability that can be integrated with paypal for payment?

Thanks a lot,

Rupert

[Whistle Ink]

Hi,

If you are looking to sell music downloads these people I guess are the best ones to approach.

http://www.ondemanddistribution.com/eng/home/home.asp

Bye

Paresh :D

[falconinternetlimited]

Hi Paresh,

Thanks. Actually I'm looking to sell my music (sad I know) so OD2 is not the right platform. Basically I am looking for an ecommerce hosted solution that allows the selling and distribution of electronic media.

There must be solutions that people use to sell ebooks which I believe is the same principle as to what I am trying to do?

Thanks,

Rupert

[Whistle Ink]

How about this then?

http://www.actinicaudiostore.com/ :D

[cinnamonsticks]

I am looking for a solution (being non-techy) which would let me sell digital music assets from a website.

Anyone know of any "platforms" that rent this type of service capability that can be integrated with paypal for payment?

There are several digital delivery shopping carts out there that might suit your needs that fully integrate with PayPal. The company I work for just got through helping the following client with their music store.

http://www.bandmateloops.com/storefront.php

I wish I could take credit for the design, but this client did all the design work using the built in tools of our shopping cart. You implied that this will be a side business so this might be a more advanced solution than you need. There are a couple of 'free' solutions on the market that might have the functionality you need. I would advise taking a look at the following carts:

'Free' carts:

CubeCart - I've heard some good things about them. I know they support digital delivery, but I'm not sure about the paypal option...

Mal's Ecommerce - A simple solution many small businesses use to get off the ground. I would advise that you take a look if this cart is secure for digital goods. Also, you might want to look into how support is for this product.

Fee based carts:

Modular Merchant - This is the cart I work for. It has flexible design elements, free support, free upgrades, integrated with PayPal, handles digital and mixed media securely. Can be customized to your specifications.

1shoppingcart - This cart can do pretty much what Modular Merchant can do, but can't be customized to your needs. I think they also have free support and upgrades as well.

Whew. I hope this information helps. Please feel free to contact me if you have any specific shopping cart related questions. :)