This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. CD Baby: CD Baby is closing our warehouse and ending our physical distribution service. Ars Technica: Like other services that date back to the late-1990s dot-com boom, CD Baby has gradually shifted away from its namesake offering. Launched from Woodstock, New York, in 1998 by Derek Sivers, it was one of the first web-based CD stores that focused on selling independent artists’ work. By 2009, according to the company, physical sales through its store accounted for only 27 percent of the revenue it paid out to artists. more Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos, tweets, etc.