Most independent musicians seem to believe that simply getting
retail store distribution for their music, will solve all of their
financial problems in getting their music to consumers. And,
particularly, if they are fortunate enough to get the highly coveted
(but rare) P&D (Pressing & Distribution) deals that few distributors
offer.
I invite you to check out my weekly "Q&A" response to a musician
regarding this very matter, as I shed a bit of light on this subject
at http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=45743.
In advance, thanks for reading it...I, sincerely, hope it serves its
purpose as a benefit to you.
~ kl
P. S. For further interest, I've also begun a discussion regarding
it on my forum over at GetSigned.com (http://www.getsigned.com).