9 STAR MEDIA PRICING CHART
Want to distribute your media through 9 Star and reach a global Baha'i audience? That's FREE! See the charts below for breakdowns of income, and for info on the other premium services we offer... which have reasonable one time fees.
Services Pricing:
| Service | Price | Details | For More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist Membership Signup | FREE (For a Limited Time) | Use our content submission forms (located on your account page) and upload your files. We will encode them, resize the images and load them onto our system free of charge. How is that for a bargain! | |
| CD Transfer | $19.99 | You send us a physical CD and we will transfer the audio, encode it to the correct format, and format everything for our system (You must provide the print ready digital artwork) |  |
| Scan Artwork | $29.99 | If you don’t have your artwork any longer, we will scan a copy of your physical media, lightly retouch if necessary, and format for the site. | |
| Video Transfer | $34.95 | You send us a physical DVD or Blu-Ray and we will transfer the video, encode it to H.264, and format everything for our system (You must provide the print ready digital artwork) | |
| Bar Code | $19.95 | You need a bar code for your products if you want us to sell them wholesale. We will provide you with a barcode assigned to your specific title. That barcode can either be incorporated into the artwork or we can print it on a sticker and include it with the CD’s we send out. | |
| Review Submission | $19.95 | We will take your album and submit the music, artwork etc to the Office of Review for the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States of America. We will also process and receive the notification of review from the NSA. | |
| CD Duplication | $2.50 per cd in standard jewel case | Duplication services for $2.50 per CD are the on-demand pricing. Pricing varies depending on packaging & quantity. You don’t need to print 1000 copies .. we can do it one at a time! | |
| DVD Duplication | $2.50 per DVD in standard amaray (DVD) case | Duplication services for $2.50 per DVD are the on-demand pricing. Pricing varies depending on packaging & quantity. You don’t need to print 1000 copies .. we can do it one at a time! | |
| On-Demand Fulfillment | No Upfront Cost: $2.50 Per CD or DVD deducted from sales income. | No more buying 1000+ cds in advance, no more tripping over boxes, no more visits to the post office. We duplicate retail ready CDs and DVDs on demand to fulfill your orders for physical media. | |
| Graphic Design for CD / DVD / Blu-Ray | $150 = Digital Cover $400+ = CD Case $450+ = CD Digipak $400+ = CD Wallet $300+ = CD Sleeve $400+ = DVD/Blu-Ray $250+ = DVD Menu | We provide incredible artwork to match your incredible media. Provide us with your ideas and we will create the incredible look of your packaging. | |
| DVD / Blu-Ray Authoring | $200 = DVD $400 = BLU-RAY | We take your video files, artwork, and format and build your dvd/blu-ray master disc for manufacturing from. |
How Much 9 Star Media Pays You:
| Type of Sale | You Get | We Retain |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Downloads on 9 Star | 65% of the retail price | 35% of the retail price to cover expenses |
| Physical Sales on 9 Star | 50% of the retail price | 50% of the retail price |
| Combination Sales on 9 Star We offer Physical Media with the option to purchase the digital copy for only an additional $1. | 50% of Retail for Physical Portion / 65% of Digital Portion | 50% of Retail for Physical Portion / 35% of Digital Portion |
| Wholesale Sales to worldwide Bahá’í communities & 3rd parties | 50% of the retail price | Our retail partners all purchase from us at varying discounts ranging from 20-50% off retail. If they purchase from us at a 40% discount from the retail price we retain 10%. If they purchase at 50% off of retail we retain 0%, if they purchase at 30% off retail then we retain 20% to cover our costs. |
| Promotional Sales (Sale pricing for promotional push, bundling products, etc) | 50% of the retail price | We get whatever is left over from the sale. If we sell a CD (normally $15) at a promotional price of $10 we will keep $2.50. If we sell a CD (normally $15) for $1.00 we lose $6.50 per CD… but you always keep your cut of established retail price. Nice! |
9 Star's Media Pricing Schedule:
| Media | Format Sold | How We Set The Price | What Our Typical Retail Price Is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Physical CD’s | We base our initial album price on what you enter on as the retail price when you submit your album on the Album Submission Form. | Typically A Full Length Album will retail for 12.99-14.99, an EP for between 5.99-9.99, and a single/maxi-single for around $3.99. double CD sets and other extended versions vary in price. |
| Music | Complete Digital Albums | Our price for complete digital albums are based on typical industry standards. | $9.99 for a 10+ song album that is under 74 min. Albums that have fewer tracks but tracks are very long (ex. 3 songs @ 23min each) may also be priced as a full album. When full album is purchased as an add on to the physical copy we charge $1 additional to the physical cost. |
| Music | Single Digital Tracks | Our pricing for singles is a little higher than industry average… our goal is to encourage clients to purchase the entire album rather than pieces of an album. | Our retail for a single digital track will range from 0.99-1.49 each. Long songs (ex. 45min per song) may be priced higher. Whatever the price is set at you will receive your sales percentage based on that price. (i.e. we sell for 0.99 you get 65% of 0.99… if we sell for 1.29 you get 65% of 1.29) NOTE: 0.99 is our established minimum retail pricing on single MP3 downloads.. if we offer sale pricing (lower prices) your cut of sales will remain as if it was sold at 0.99 per track. |
| Audio Books | Physical Audio Book Set | We base our initial audio book price on what you enter on your Audio Book Submission Form. . | Pricing Varies. |
| Audio Books | Digital Audio Book | We base our price for digital audio books on the price you specify in your Audio Book Submission Form. NOTE: We do not sell audio books on a track by track basis… it is a complete audio book purchase. | Pricing Varies. |
| Video/Film | Physical DVD & Blu-Ray | We base our initial DVD & Blu-Ray prices on what you enter on your Video Submission Form. | DVD’s typically sell for 14.99-19.99 Blu-Rays between 16.99-24.99 DVD & BluRay Multi Disc Sets vary in price |
| Video/Film | SD or HD Download | This is a new area but we base it on the idea that people might not want to pay as mucha s a dvd/Blu-Ray and they want it instantly. | 2.99-4.99 for Music Videos 9.99-12.99 for a Standard Definition 12.99-19.99 for High Definition Longer Form Films = Pricing Varies |
| Video/Film | 24 Hour Rental | We base our pricing on typical industry standards | 3.99-4.99 for Standard Definition 4.99-5.99 For High Definition |
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