The show went on sale at noon on Saturday, December 10th. 12 hours later, we had over 50,000 purchases and had earned $250,000, breaking even on the cost of production and website. As of Today, we’ve sold over 110,000 copies for a total of over $500,000. Minus some money for PayPal charges etc, I have a profit around $200,000 (after taxes $75.58). This is less than I would have been paid by a large company to simply perform the show and let them sell it to you, but they would have charged you about $20 for the video. They would have given you an encrypted and regionally restricted video of limited value, and they would have owned your private information for their own use. They would have withheld international availability indefinitely. This way, you only paid $5, you can use the video any way you want, and you can watch it in Dublin, whatever the city is in Belgium, or Dubai. I got paid nice, and I still own the video (as do you). You never have to join anything, and you never have to hear from us again.
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A Statement From Louis CK on the success of distributing his latest comedy special online for $5. Good job, internet. (via ryeisenberg) |
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Good on you, sir.
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YES. So glad this worked out. Bought it right away.
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We can only hope that this trend continues.
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I don’t love Louis CK’s jokes all the time, but I do love him all the time, and I’m so glad he’s making a good living.
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I admire and appreciate Louis CK’s transparency on his business model. It would be nice if more companies did this...
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