This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry, Eighth Edition (Book & CD-ROM)

This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry, Eighth Edition (Book & CD-ROM) List Price: $29.95 Offer Price: USD $10.50 See Latest Price & Discount Author M. William Krasilovsky Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 2000-06-01 ISBN 0823077578 Publisher:Billboard Books Editorial Reviews: Product Description This new edition addresses such important issues as the implication of MP3, the Copyright Term Extension Act, union treatment of digital music, and much more. Customer Reviews: Review #1: Kind of informative and has a few good tips 2008-02-09 Has some insight about how to get put on, but not much more than I already knew about. Review #2: Definitely the Definitely Guide! 2007-05-18 I definitely gained some insight into the ins and the outs of the music biz. What a Great read! Review #3: If you want to win, read this book 2007-01-16 Music is an art form, selling it is business and a ruthless one at that. If you want to get ahead, you must know the rules. This book is the real deal not magical thinking and wonderlust. Get it and get ahead. Review #4: A classic!!!!!!!!! 2006-07-03 I highly recommend this book to gain greater insights in the Music business or any business. Its one of the best books your ever buy on the music Industry. I have two copies to reference one for my home and one for the office. It was a great buy along with a couple of manuals I purchased from Musicbrains.net entitled the Indie label Kit. Review #5: Good 2006-05-19 The music business is a cruel and vindictive world where many people perish looking for the best deal and young artists are crushed because they have no experience in dealing with the legal aspects and mostly don't have the people skills tu survive in a cruel world like this hwre every weak point is axploited and taken advantage of.Most people don't understant that without a proper knoledge of this system succes is improbable, this book comes as an aid for those trying to make it big in the music industry, explaining almost all of the steps needed for complete success.