Tradebit music store in Amarok 2

[Nikolaj Hald Nielsen]

Yeah, I remember Ralf from last years FrosCon

I think this could be quite cool, and the XML API should be fairly
simple to do ( just use the mp3tunes or ampache one for reference for
content and some simple REST over https ( Like Magnatune ) for
purchasing ). The main question I have has to do with streaming stuff.
All the other services we have allows you to stream full length
content, will this be different? Will there even be something
streamable for each track? If not, then we really have to expand the
service interface to cover this situation, and Tradebit has to be
aware that this will make them look limited compared to all the other
services. I can understand if they are not willing to put everything
online at the same quality that you purchase the music in, but even a
low quality full stream of each track would be better than no streams.

I think this could be really cool to have in Amarok 2 ( post 2.0.0,
would be a killer thing to add as the main feature of say 2.1.0 ), but
I think I also have to say that I will not be the one implementing it
as this is a bit too direct competition with my employer.

- Nikolaj

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Seb Ruiz <ruiz at kde.org> wrote:
> 2008/9/18 Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org>:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> at the Froscon conference in Germany I have had the pleasure to
>> (again) meet the CEO from Tradebit, Ralf Schwoebel. Tradebit is a
>> company that, as the name implies, trades data/content. You could
>> think of them as a kind of reseller that handles electronic
>> distribution for various media companies. Among those is "CD Baby", a
>> pretty large music store. Wikipedia has the following to say about CD
>> Baby:
>>
>> "CD Baby is an online music store specializing in the sale of physical
>> compact discs and digital music downloads from independent musicians
>> directly to consumers. Additionally, the company has become a digital
>> aggregator of independent music recordings, distributing content to
>> several online digital music retailers.
>>
>> CD Baby is the d/b/a of Hit Media, Inc., a Nevada Corporation [1]
>> owned by founder Derek Sivers. According to the company's web site, CD
>> Baby was founded by Sivers in 1997, out of his home, and currently
>> operates out of Portland, Oregon. [2]. CD Baby allows artists to set
>> their price point for selling physical compact discs – CD Baby retains
>> $4 of every sale, the remainder gets paid out to the artist on a
>> weekly basis. They also charge a one-time $35 setup fee per CD. [3]."
>>
>> As a reseller for CD Baby, Tradebit is very interested in establishing
>> an online music store in Amarok 2. Some facts:
>>
>> * About 2 Million songs
>> * Format: MP3, 128-320kbps (differing)
>> * Web interface: http://www.tradebit.com/filesharing.php/3-Music
>> * Tradebit will create an XML interface that specifically suits our
>> needs. They just need specs from us.
>>
>>
>> I am in contact with Ralf, and he will happily answer any further
>> questions we have. Furthermore, I've intentionally left out the
>> financial details here, as I don't think these should be discussed on
>> a public list. Currently the aim is to discuss technical feasibility
>> and our general interest in the project here.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> I think it's very important that we try and get this ball rolling. It
> will really provide Amarok with another great step forward in being
> the most advanced and accessible player around.
>
>
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