Kevin Sutton wrote:

>... To say that a cd costs $3 to produce is naive and dare I say,
>assinine. Yes, it's true that it only costs three bucks to physically
>manyfacture the disc itself, but:

Well...it depends. I get the first 1,000 for about $1,700. That includes
UPC, shrink wrap, 16 page booklet, two color. But then I do everything
but the pressing, printing, and (much to delight of music lovers everywhere)
the playing. If we have to pay mechanical rights, that can add as much
as another $1,000 to the cost of the first 1,000.

Karl