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About 12 years ago I had an idea of distributing music one track at a time to locations where music lovers could make their own CDs almost instantaneously. At the time, satellite transmission of the files to music stores seemed the most logical route. It didn't work; couldn't get funding.
Anyway, it probably would have been wrong anyway since the self-made disc really was in product line conflict with the other wares at an HMV (for instance). But, at a coffee house, like Starbucks, where you go, sit, have a coffee, read a paper, select some music and burn a disc? Interesting. And, they both have money to try it and a nascent track record selling music (to go with the double-espresso). Here's the story: Starbucks launches first of 'music bars' for CD burning> A little snip:
In a partnership with Hewlett-Packard, Starbucks will allow customers to create personalized CD compilations and burn full-length albums from a library of 150,000 songs. . . .Starbucks said customers will use self-service screens placed throughout the store and use a stylus pen to select music. They can create a custom CD for 8.99 dollars for the first seven songs and 99 cents for each additional song.Posted by Grayson at October 18, 2004 07:52 AM