Pre-order Alive..., ...and win a Takamine guitar autographed by Ed. Options

[thatsme]

Got this information in the mail today :

Pre-order Ed's new album Alive at the Online Store and receive an immediate free download of the new single "Grace"! Also, when you pre-order Alive you will be automatically placed into the drawing for a FREE Takamine guitar autographed by Ed! The drawing for this guitar will take place the week after the release date, and the winner of this guitar will be posted at edkowalczyk.com.

A banner on the wesite is showing (a part of) the guitar :



Anybody has more information about the model ?

[thefunkyredcaboose]

For those interested in either album, typically the artist is going to get more of the money if you pre-order directly through their website.

[LivesMeltdown]

For those interested in either album, typically the artist is going to get more of the money if you pre-order directly through their website.

Well, I'd rather the artist get the money than the record companies. Of course, I already pre-ordered the album on Amazon.com, so I guess that makes me a hypocrite

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Well, I'd rather the artist get the money than the record companies. Of course, I already pre-ordered the album on Amazon.com, so I guess that makes me a hypocrite

In this case its actually Amazon/Itunes getting the money. If the artist is signed to a record company then the record company is going to get money out of it, and that is the artists decision to make.

If you've ever been curious, for an indie/non-label band itunes takes about 40% of the sale, while Amazon only takes about 25%. So, if those are your only options Amazon is better for the artist, and you get a better product.