Yeah, that's your best start. Find a locally owned shop thats willing to purchase a smaller amount. If they do well, they'll buy more and you have stats to show other stores. If you want to get in on a big chain, you most likely need one of two things: lots of money, or a distribution deal, both obviously being hard to come by.

But hey, anybody can get their music up on iTunes now. That's where the industry is going, I'd suggest taking advantage of that.

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