| If you have not read the article, “How To | | | | Delivery and Storage Association) Anti Piracy |
| Triple Your Sales With CD DVD Replication”, | | | | requirements. |
| you can do so by going to here. | | | | 3. Choosing your CD or DVD replicator |
| Here are the few steps that you will have to | | | | It is important to determine whether the |
| take to replicate your CD/ DVD. | | | | replicator that you are going to place an order |
| 1. Ask for a quote | | | | with guarantees the security of your copyrighted |
| Try and contact a few replicators to ask for a | | | | material. Do a background check of the company |
| quote. The faster they get back to you with a | | | | and search for news or other info on them. One |
| quote, the more you can trust them in terms of | | | | reliable source to consult is the Content Delivery |
| speed and efficiency. Remember that lower price | | | | and Storage Association, an online directory of |
| does not always guarantee speed in delivery and | | | | anti piracy certified replicators in the world. Many |
| trustworthiness in service. You might want to | | | | replication jobs are done in Asia due to cheaper, |
| consider taking an offer with higher and | | | | more reliable and more efficient replication |
| competitve price in return for the two benefits | | | | methods. |
| above. Large quantity orders (10,000+ pieces) will | | | | 4. Preparing for CD or DVD replication |
| also be cheaper than small orders. | | | | Before you place an order, there are two things |
| 2. Resolve copyright issues | | | | that you need to prepare: the master disc and |
| A legitimate CD DVD replicator/ manufacturer | | | | the artwork. Some good replicators have an |
| would be very careful in accepting materials for | | | | in-house premastering studio where they give you |
| replication. They have to make sure that the | | | | limited encoding services. The replicator will send |
| customers ordering the replication are the owners | | | | you a JPG or PDF form of your artwork proof |
| of the copyrighted material or at least are | | | | for you to approve. With additional cost, they can |
| licensed to replicate it. A reputable company will | | | | even provide you with physical proof of the |
| ask you to prepare some documents and fill in | | | | artwork. The second you approve the artwork, |
| some forms to make sure the orders are | | | | the replication process will start. |
| authorized and comply with the CDSA (Content | | | | |