This is the definitive guide to selling your music in the iTunes Music Store and earning income from music downloads.

Finding out how to do this can be a painful and time-consuming process, but all the information you need is in this guide.

Written primarily for existing (and fledgling) independent record labels, this guide will also be useful for producers, engineers, artists, managers, and attorneys who are handling band and label affairs.

Covering the entire process from initially approaching Apple to encoding and submitting your music to the iTunes Music Store, it illustrates the major requirements for getting your music into the iTunes Music Store and shows you where the pitfalls are in the process.

The guide focuses on the following areas:

• The application process
  
• Signing the contract and sending it back to Apple
  
• Encoding your music using iTunes Producer
  
• Uploading your music to the iTunes Music Store
  
• Marketing opportunities for your music
  
• Bonus section explaining ISRC Codes