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CHAPTER 17<br />

E-Commerce<br />

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17.5 General advice<br />

your file will be uploaded to the web for sale (the speed of uploading will depend<br />

upon your internet connection).<br />

A few tips useful when exporting IGP files for e-commerce:<br />

• Always check the IGP file using <strong>Igor</strong> Reader. Re-export and upload again if you're<br />

not satisfied.<br />

• Remember to enter the title and subtitle in the settings before you export - they<br />

become searchable in the database and appear as the published title of your piece.<br />

Don't forget the e-commerce pane where all copyright info and other vital information<br />

is collected. Fill in your name and city in the copyright fields and complete as<br />

many as possible of the other fields.<br />

• Uncheck the All pages pre-purchase visible checkbox and put pre-purchase banners<br />

on pages you want potential customers to be able to see. Putting banners on pages is<br />

what makes the pages visible when All pages pre-purchase visible is not checked.<br />

• Put watermark boxes on pages where you want the copyright and purchaser ID to<br />

appear. This need not be on every page, but it is up to you.<br />

• Make sure you export at least one viewable page. Make it a meaningful one - the first<br />

page of the full score, or the first two pages, for instance. You might want to consider<br />

making the entire score viewable, but not printable.<br />

• Think through your settings carefully before you export. If you check Viewable<br />

pages may be printed, visible pages will be printable before purchase. Fine. This is<br />

nice. However, if you check this box and also check All pages are pre-purchase<br />

viewable, people will be able to print out your entire piece before they pay for it. This<br />

is probably not what you want as it defeats the entire purpose of e-commerce.<br />

• Don't overprice your music – better modest than no income. Take a look in the<br />

Music Stand at noteheads.com to see how others have priced their music.<br />

• Spread your piece as you want. Once your file has been registered it does not matter<br />

how the file itself is spread in its demo state. You can put it on any ftp server, mail it<br />

to a friend, or even publish it on an enhanced CD including both a normal CD player<br />

soundtrack and your music in the IGP format. As long as the piece has been registered,<br />

it can be purchased.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!