Pricing : CDBook, JRI Recordings Enterprises, LLC

A CD project has so many variables that you won't normally get prices actually listed on a web site. But we want you to know upfront what your project will cost. Before we get to the prices, we should warn you that our CDBooks™ are more expensive than typical Jewel box CDs. But bear in mind:

- They are beautiful and therefore have a better chance of selling.
- The per-CDBook™ price is the same whether you order 25 or 2000. So you don't need to buy a large quantity that might not sell.
- Because CDBooks™ don't crack, you don't need to ship them in expensive padded mailers. A manilla envelope is fine.
- You don't need to spend time and money fixing CD jewel boxes that crack before they are sold.
- Sometimes it does cost a little more to be environmental!
- Where the typical retail price of a CD is around $15, there still is plenty of profit to be made.
- CDBooks™ are made in the USA.

As you fill in the answers, the price will be calculated at the bottom of the page.

Fill in desired quantities:

NUMBER OF CDBOOKS™:

Because there is so much hand-work involved in creating CDBooks™, and since the printing is done on a digital color press, the per unit price does not change for quantities of between 25 (minimum) and 2000. (Note: For orders of more than 2000, we may consider using an offset press, thus causing a price break.)

How many CDBooks™ do you want? (min: 25; if more than 2000 please contact us.)

NUMBER OF DISCS:

This is where things get a little complicated: Because of the high setup costs for replicated CDs*, it doesn't make sense to order less than 500. So, if you desire fewer than 500 CDBooks™, we suggest that you still order 500 or 1000 or 2000 discs, and store the remainder for a later run. For example, if you want 100 CDBooks™, you can order 500 discs, and store the remaining 400 for later runs. The discs hardly present a storage problem -- 500 come in a small 10"x10"x8" box.

Disc prices are:
500-999: $.65 each
1000-1999: $.45 each
2000-2999: $.38 each

How many discs do you want? I will provide the discs

NUMBER OF FILMS USED TO PRINT ON THE DISC:

The number of films needed depends on the kind of design you have for the CD Imprint. Some examples:
-If the design consists of just one color with the silver of the CD as a background, you need one film.
-If the design consists of one color, but you want a white background, you need 2 films.
-If the design contains a full-color image (such as a photograph) and a silver background: 4 films.
-If the design contains a full-color image and a white background: 5 films.

How many films do you need? I will provide the discs

NUMBER OF PAGES IN BOOKLET:

The price is the same whether black or color ink. Note: back page must be blank because it is glued onto the back inside cover of the CDBook™.

How many pages in your booklet?


Your Price:
	Total cost for CDBooks™:
		Per CDBook™:
	Total for the extra discs:
	Grand Total:

Breakdown:
	Total cost of discs:
	Film for CD Imprint:
	Booklet:
	Assembly & Materials:
	Carton Charge ($1.95 per 100 CDBooks™):

* - REPLICATING CDs: About replicated vs. duplicated CDs: Many CD companies offer runs of less than 500 CDs. But that is because they are "duplicated" CDs. Duplicating is what you can do with a blank CD-R in your personal computer (also called "burning a CD.") Duplicated CDs:
- have a short lifespan
- are easily scratched
- are ruined if left out in the sun.
- will not play in some older CD players.

The commercial audio CDs are almost always "replicated." Replicated CDs are more robust than duplicated CDs, and will play in all CD players. Another consideration is the printing. We feel that the "silk-screen" printing looks best. And that is the method used when replicating CDs. Because quality is one of the main concepts behind CDBooks™, it makes sense to offer only replicated CDs. It is fine if you want to provide us with duplicated CDs -- we will put them into your CDBook™. But we won't offer them.

However, this creates a math challenge with small runs of CDBooks™. Replicated CDs come in batches of 500 or more (fewer than that doesn't make financial sense.) Therefore, if you want fewer than 500 CDBooks™, please order at least 500 replicated CDs. We will send you the remainder to store for a later run. Five hundred CDs come in a 10"x10"x8' box, so storage should not be a problem.