Lulu and music, and a QUESTION.

[avevale_intelligencer]

It was borne in upon me the other day that the problem with Lulu shipping is often to do with ordering a CD, because they are only made and shipped from the States.

This will resolve itself shortly, because as previously reported Lulu are stopping doing CDs, but it does leave a gap for people who want my music (fools) but don't like downloading. I can understand that myself (there's a post about it in Passionate and Confused, out now at a computer near you folks) but I'm not sure what to do about it. Bandcamp don't as far as I know produce the shiny beermats, and while I can do it on an individual basis it would be nice to have a proper product with a label and a little book and everything.

So. Is there anyone in the UK who does PoD CDs, or am I going to have to find a duplicator and order a thousand (all right, a hundred) of the things? My Google fu is failing me--I've found a number of sites, but nothing about how actually to get started (or how much)...

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[vampirdaddy.livejournal.com]

Here in Germany duplicators start a bit below 200 EUR for 100 CD-Rs (including case and prints). "Real" pressed CDs won't start below 300 pieces for a bit below 500 EUR (again including case and prints).
You will need to provide the proper master files and (proofprinted) PDF/Xs though - or the necessary mastering and layout/proofsetting will cost you quite a bit more...