An independent musician does not have to have a contract with a large recording company in order to sell CDs these days. If you're lucky enough to have a contract with Deutsche Grammophon I wouldn't cancel it. But if not, there are other options.
There are many websites on the Internet through which musicians can sell their independent CDs. In common situations a musician would send his CDs to the online store and would pay a $4 processing charge per CD. The online store would sell the CDs and pay the artist directly; no distributor is needed. So if a musician's CD sold for $12, he would make $8 for each CD sold.
Another option is to sell CDs through a company that gives a musician a website specifically for selling his CDs or DVDs. The company takes care of all transactions, gives the website publicity and provides "buy" buttons for the products on other websites. The musician keeps 80% of the revenues and the company keeps 20%.
Exploring these options online is very easy and doesn't take too much time and effort. Here are some resources that a musician can explore and use to sell his music online:
CD Baby
Backstage Commerce
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I've loved using CDBaby for years. I have friends on it, some favorite bands on it, and Tegan and I even used it as a resource to listen to bands in the Annapolis area and then hired one of them for our wedding.
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