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Producing a Boxed Set?
Roger Cox asks: "You've probably seen them in the 'cheap cd' section at your local store. They are all over the place anymore. Box Sets. CDs/DVDs in a nicely designed 'box'. I happen to work for a music group overseas who has out 5 full length albums out in the US. With the band's permission I was given the ok to put the 5 releases in a box set format. Despite how readily available box sets appear to be at stores, where does one go online to get pricing for such a box. Almost an entire week of researching this with search engines has turned up nothing but junk. The problem is 'box' appears to be widely associated with cardboard shipping boxes, which also are available to be 'custom printed'. I figure if I can buy a 2 DVD box set of the Little Rascals at Walmart for $5.88, it should not be this hard to find a source to do the packaging. Any pointers?"
Sometimes the thing you need is to know what the right word is to use. You didn't want "Box", you wanted "Packaging".
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
The companies that do speciality packaging aren't generally the online type of company.
Assuming you want reasonable quantities (like maybe 100,000), go to www.smythco.com, or call them and ask for sales.
Disclosure, I work for them.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
Just because a label or promoter is not interested in their work does not mean it is not worth being published in a box set. There are lots of small bands who's CD's I own who I would gladly buy a box set from if one was available.
"Anything is possible with enough programmers, time and pizza." (Substitute caffeine for time as needed.)
People use 'box' for so many things. Reminds me of my favorite bumper sticker:
MY GIRLFRIEND CAN'T WRESTLE
BUT YOU SHOULD SEE HER BOX!
Try this CD Case that holds six cd's and then shrink-wrap it shut.
Some people have a way with words, and some people, um, thingy.
I highly recommend you check out Jewelboxing and Burgopak for some stylish CD/DVD packaging options.
Working for an advertising agency, we get all kinds off odd-ball projects. I've found most of the time a printing press rep. is the best contact. If they don't know, they know someone who knows.
Most of the time it's just a matter of designing around a template, then sending it off to press. They will handle the assembly.
Check out discmakers.com. They make these things really easy and have decent prices.
No, I'm not affiliated with them in any way, no kickbacks, nothing. I do know the owner of the place, though, and he's a very honest guy. A lot of people in the CD manufacturing industry are not.
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