Do I need a barcode for digital music?

Do I need a barcode for digital music?

Whether you are selling your CD in a shop or on iTunes and other digital stores, a barcode is used to track your sales. Stores (digital or physical) will not sell music without one so you don’t really have a choice. Each release (single/EP/album) needs a separate barcode.

Do CDS need a barcode?

Stores will not sell your CD without a barcode. Each CD release (single/E.P./L.P.) needs a separate barcode. When you purchase a barcode you will be provided with a graphic to add to your artwork. This would usually be added to the artwork on the back of the CD.

How do I register with SoundScan?

First, register your album on this form: http://titlereg.soundscan.com/soundscantitlereg/. Here you will have to enter the UPC/EAN Code of your album, label details, and release information. You will notice that the fields “Label:” and “Distribution Company:” are marked as required.

Do I need a UPC barcode?

DO I NEED UPC CODES? If you simply need an internal system for tracking how much inventory you have on hand, then you don’t need UPC codes. If you plan to sell exclusively direct-to-consumer (whether that’s through Etsy or your own website, or at farmer’s markets or crafts fairs), then you don’t need UPC codes.

Do you have to pay for a barcode?

⇓ Do I need to buy a barcode? The use of barcode numbers is a voluntary system. Retailers use it as the basis for their pricing, inventory and ordering systems. It is increasingly common for retailers, both large and small, to require all products they sell to display a unique product barcode for this purpose.

Can I create my own UPC code?

A company can not “make up” its own UPC number. To have a UPC code that will scan at Point of Sale, the UPC number must contain a GS1 assigned Company Prefix, also known as a manufacturer prefix.

How do I get a UPC code for a CD?

You can get your UPC code in any one of several ways:

1. Ask your record label or the CD replication plant you’re using.
2. Register with the GS1US (formerly the Uniform Code Council) directly if you’re in the US, or refer to the GS1 itself and find your country’s unique site through them if you’re anywhere else in the world.

How much does it cost to register with SoundScan?

The fee for us to register your album is $15.99 per album submission. This fee is non-refundable.

Should I register with SoundExchange?

SoundExchange is the sole organization that collects digital performance royalties for sound recordings* in the United States. So, one of the main reasons you should register is to collect any and all of these royalties that are due to you.

What is the difference between a barcode and a UPC code?

The UPC on a product typically appears adjacent to its bar code, the machine-readable representation of the UPC. A barcode (also bar code) is an optical machine-readable representation of the UPC 12-digit number that can be reproduced onto merchandise and retail products.

Do you have to be registered with Nielsen SoundScan?

In order to have a chance at making the Billboard music charts, any release must be registered with Nielsen SoundScan using UPC number (for the whole album) and ISRC codes (for the individual tracks). Without registration, the sales figures will not be counted, and will remain invisible to the system.

What do I need to register for SoundScan ISRC?

(If you have 2 or more UPC’s/EAN’s, use the UPC/EAN created for your Digital Album first.) Please select the Genre (s) which apply to this product. Please enter your contact information in case we have any questions.

How to register a new title on SoundScan?

Please submit a separate registration for additional titles. * indicates required fields. Label information as it applies to this product. Please enter UPC/EAN codes for your product. No records to display. Please select the Genre which applies to this product. Please enter your contact information in case we have any questions.

Do you need two UPC / EAN codes for Nielsen SoundScan?

Remember, you can associate one UPC/EAN Code with one type of product, for example with a CD Album, or with a Digital Album for download. So, if you want both your products (CD and Digital Album) to be registered in Nielsen SoundScan, you will need 2 different UPC/EAN Codes.