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Originally Posted by Ally
Which is why the missing link is the ability to create high quality versions of these yourself. I'll be the first to buy a proper "CD Surface Printer" and "CD Booklet Printer" - devices which should be cheap and will certainly pay for themselves over time as a function of how often you buy music.
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Ally, can't you get dedicated CD printers for about 40 quid already? I saw a neat little TDK one in Maplin recently - a wee thermal transfer jobbie that only went up to 200x200dpi. I think some inkjets can print direct to disc too.
As for tangible vs. intangible releases, I like both. I love idly flicking through a booklet, reading the thanks and shouts; a well crafted wee book is always going to better than something I can print up myself (on crap office foolscap paper for instance).
If I'm going to buy the actual physical CD though, I want to go into a shop, riffle through the racks, find a couple of other things that I vow to buy soon and then walk out with my prize. I hate shopping for CDs online. Your Local Record Shop won't always have what you want, so if I can buy the mp3 then I'm more than happy (I remember growing up in a town where the only music was sold in the electrician's shop and a 40 minute bus ride would get you to... a little Our Price shop).